London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1927
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
This page requires JavaScript
Table XXII. Proceedings Taken in regard to Samples Purchased during the Year 1927.
| Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 20K | Milk | 10 percent, added water | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 13M | ,, | 1 percent, added water | — | — | Vendor cautioned. | ||||
| 14M | ,, | 1 per cent, added water | — | — | Vendor cautioned. | ||||
| 27W | ,, | 19 per cent, added water | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 42Y | Bread and Butter | Margarine substituted for Butter | — | — | Vendor cautioned. | ||||
| 40Y | Bread and Butter | Margarine substituted for Butter | — | — | Informal sample. | ||||
| 22H | Chopped Suet | Moisture, 19 per cent., Rice Flour, 17.3 per cent. | — | — | Vendor cautioned. | ||||
| 48M | Gin | 7.7 per cent, excessive water | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 69H | Minced Meat | Sulphur Dioxide, 1,500 parts per million | 2 | 0 | 0 | Costs included in Fine. | — | ||
There were no prosecutions under the Milk and Cream Regulations,
or under the Condensed and Dried Milk Regulations.
Under the Condensed and Dried Milk Regulations, nearly 200 visits
were paid to shops to see whether the goods were labelled in accordance
with the requirements, and in no instance was any infringement
ascertained.
UNSOUND FOOD.
During the year the following quantities of food were brought to
the notice of this Department voluntarily by the owners, found to be
unsound, and destroyed.
Chat Haddocks 6 stone, 12 boxes Mackerel 3 stone
Beef 12½ lbs. Megrims 15 stone
Black Currants 4 baskets
F