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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 1925
[Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1925]
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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 54 | 5% less than the proper amount of fat | Fined £100. Costs £5 5s. | (b) Convictions by Stoke Newington and Hackney Borough Councils (c) Defendant went to prison for 3 months in default |
| Butter 74 | Contained 80% of foreign fat | Fined £10. Costs £6 6s. | (c) Appeal dismissed with full costs to Council and Wholesalers |
| Milk 77 | 3% less than the proper amount of fat | (c) No legal action taken | |
| Do. 100 | 8% Do. | Summons withdrawn on payment of costs £2 2s. | .. |
| Condensed Milk 145 | 4% Do. | Dismissed on point of law. Prosecution unable to prove "Wilful Act" | .. |
| Plum Jam 197 | 80% of apple pulp | Dismissed owing to conflicting evidence | .. |
| Milk 198 | 15% less than the appropriate amount of fat | Fined £2. Costs £2 2s. | .. |
| Raspberry Jam 238 | 40% of apple pulp | Fined 7s. 6d. | .. |
| Cream 306 | 0.24% of boric acid | .. | (c) No legal action taken |
| Milk 370 | 7% less than the proper amount of fat | Fined 40s. Costs 21s. | .. |
| Strawberry Jam 391 | 20% of apple pulp | .. | (c) No action taken in view of notice on jar |