Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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4th and other Sections of the Act; and 100 notices
of infringement of Bye-laws made under the same
Act. Only 5 summonses were issued, under the
Act, that number, however, not representing the
total number of instances in which legal proceedings
were authorised. In all cases, other than the five
in question, the works necessary were carried out
without the issue of a summons. The cases heard
before the Magistrate were:—
2, Elgiu Mews, North Order agreed to No costs.
85, Cirencester Street Order made Costs, 16s. 6d.
41, Do. do do. do.
32, Portnall Road do do. 25s. 0d.
6, Thorugate Road do do. 21s. 0d.
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 20 summonses
were taken out, the results of the same,
being set out below :—
FOR YEAR 1897.
| Sample Adulterated. | Extent of Adulteration. | Fine Imposed | Costs Impost d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. | ||
| Milk | 30% Cream abstracted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 6% added Water | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 9% do. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Butter | 45% Margarine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 50% do. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Milk | 17% added Water | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 7% do. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 10% do. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 15% Cream abstracted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 7% added Water | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| do. | 6% do. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Butter | 85% Margarine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Milk | 7% added Water | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Butter | 80% Margarine | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| do. | 70% do. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| do. | 98% do. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Coffee | 5 % Chicory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Butter | 80% Margarine | — | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Milk | 7% added Water | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| do. | 12% do. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |