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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
Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following is a summary of the results of analysis of the 49 adulterated formal and informal samples, together with a record of the action taken by the Council:—
| Article analysed. | Nature and amount of adulteration. | Action taken. | |||
| Butter | 100 per cent. margarine. | Vendor cautioned. | |||
| „ | 100 „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £5 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 100 „ „ | „ „ „ | |||
| „ | 100„ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| „ | 16 „ foreign fat. | Proceedings. Fined £5 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 2.06 „ excess of water. | Informal sample. | |||
| Fruit, Canned | 0.44 grains of tin per lb. | „ „ | |||
| „ | 0.65 „ „ | „ „ | |||
| Margarine | 0.73 per cent excess of water. | „ „ | |||
| Milk | 40 „ of the required fat deficient.„ „ „ | ,, | |||
| ,, | 12 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 10 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying £2 2s. 0d. costs. | |||
| „ | 8 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £2 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 8 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying £3 3s. 0d. costs. | |||
| „ | 7 „ „ „ | „ „ „ | |||
| „ | 7 „ „ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| „ | 5 „ „ „ | Vendor cautioned. | |||
| „ | 4 „ „ „ | „ | |||
| „ | 4 „ „ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| „ | 3 „ „ „ | Vendor cautioned. | |||
| „ | 2 „ „ „ | „ | |||
| „ | 2 „ „ „ | No action taken. | |||
| „ | 2 „ „ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| „ | 13.3 „ extraneous water. | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying £3 3s. 0d. costs. | |||
| „ | 7.5 „ „ „ | „ £2 2s. 0d. „ | |||
| „ | 7 „ „ „ | „ £3 3s. 0d. „ | |||
| „ | 7 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 5 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 4.7 „ „ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| „ | 4 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £5 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 4 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £2 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 3.6 „ ,, ,, | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying £3 3s. 0d. costs. | |||
| „ | 3.5 per cent. extraneous water and 3.8 per cent. of the required fat deficient. | „ „ „ | |||
| „ | 3 per cent. extraneous water and 4.1 per cent. of the required fat deficient. | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying £2 2s. 0d. costs. | |||
| „ | 3 per cent. extraneous water. | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on defendant paying 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 3 „ „ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| „ | 2.5 ,, ,, ,, | „ „ | |||
| „ | 2 „ „ „ | Vendor cautioned. | |||
| „ | 2 „ „ „ | „ „ | |||
| „ | 2 „ „ „ | „ „ | |||
| „ | 1.5 „ „ „ | Proceedings. Fined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| „ | 1.5 ,, ,, ,, | Vendor cautioned. | |||
| „ | 1.5 „ „ „ | „ „ | |||
| „ | 1.5 „ „ „ | Informal sample. | |||
| Sausages | 233.4 parts of sulphur per million(presence of preservative not disclosed). | „ „ | |||
| „ | 135 „ ,, ,, | Vendor cautioned. | |||
| Vinegar | 3 per cent. of the required acetic acid deficient. | „ „ | |||
| „ | „ „ | ||||
| Whisky | 35.68 degrees under proof. | „ „ | |||