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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1924
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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Prosecutions were instituted in respect of 22 of
the 40 formal samples which were reported to be
adulterated, and in 9 cases the vendor was cautioned
in writing; in the remaining cases the adulteration
was insufficient for proceedings.
Full details are set forth in the following table : —
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
| Name of Article and Identification Number of Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | (a) Action taken other than legal proceedings. (b) Previous Convictions (if any). (c) Other Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk 41 | Contained 1 per cent. added water. | ... | ... |
| Do. 70 | Found to bo 8 per cent. deficient in fat. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. | ... |
| Do. 71 | Do. | ... | (c) Summons only taken in respect of first sample. |
| Sponge Cakes 83 | Contained .05 per cent. boric acid. | ... | ... |
| Do. 94 | Contained .11 per cent. boric acid. | ... | ... |
| Milk 114 | Found to be 9 per cent. deficient in fat. | Dismissed. Warranty defence. | ... |
| Do. 123 | Contained 2 per cent. added water. | ... | ... |
| Do. 143 | Found to be 6 per cent. deficient in fat. | Dismissed. | (c) Vendor proved milk sold as given by cow. |
| Sponge Cakes 146 | Contained .15 per cent. boric acid. | ... | (a) Vendor cautioned. |
| Milk 147 | Contained trace of annatto colouring matter. | Adjourned sine die. | ... |
| Do. 156 | Do. | Dismissed. | ... |
| Do. 157 | Do. | Do. | ... |