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Hammersmith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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L6
Table VI.
| Article. | Identification No. given to sample in Quarterly Report. | Result of Analyses. | Legal proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. | Course when no proceedings are taken. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fines. £ s. d. | C08t8. £ 8. d. | |||||
| Milk | 378 382 | 16% fat abstracted 4% | "Appeal to cow defen ce upheld" Summon s dismissed | — | — | |
| „ | 382 | 4% „ | — | — | ||
| „ | 385 | 9% „ | — | — | ||
| „ | 386 | 7% „ | — | — | ||
| „ | 388 | 2% „ | — | — | ||
| „ | 390 | 11% „ | — | — | ||
| „ | 394 | 3% „ | — | — | ||
| „ | 395 | 10% „ | — | — | ||
| Sausages | 403 | Contained 96 pts. per million of sulphur dioxide | — | — | Warning | Offence was really in not displaying a notice as to the presence of preservative do. |
| „ | 470 | Contained 230 pts. per million of sulphur dioxide | — | — | Warning | do |
| Mint Sauce | 477 | The vinegar portion had not the characteristics of malt vinegar whereas the label claimed that it had been prepared with malt vinegar | — | — | — | Informal sample. Official sample genuine |
| Tinned Cream | 490 | Contained only 18.5% fat. Label declared contents to be " Pure thick cream. A highly concentrated and ilch cream." | — | — | No action | — |
| Iodine Cream | 491 | Contained only 1% of potassium iodide whereas label declared 2% | — | — | Referred for action to be taken against wholesalers | — |
| Milk | 514 | 9% fat abstracted | — | — | Letter of warning | — |
| Tinned Cream | 536 | Label described contents as pure thick concentrated and rich cream. Sample contained only 20% fat. A rich cream should contain not less than 50% of fat. Sample therefore was 60% deficient in fat | — | — | No aotion | — |
| Table Vinegar | 606 | 100% artificial vinegar and deficient in acetic acid to extent of 26.5% | — | — | — | Informal sample. See official sample No. 631 |
| „ „ | 630 | 100% artificial vinegar | 2 10 0 | 10 6 | — | — |
| „ „ | 631 | 100% artificial vinegar and 46% deficient in acetic acid | 5 0 0 | 10 6 | — | — |
| „ „ | 650 | 100% artificial vinegar | — | — | — | Informal sample. See o fficia1 sample No. 721 |