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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
Hammersmith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table VI—continued.
| 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. | Costs. £ s. d. | |||||
| Table Vinegar | 656 | 100% artificial vinegar | — | — | — | Informal sample. See official sample No. 720 |
| Milk | 683 | 2% fat abstracted | — | — | No action. Adultera tion insufficient | — |
| Condensed Milk | 690 | Contained only 8.87% fat whereas Condensed milk regulations require 9% | — | — | No action | — |
| Tinned Cream | 693 | Contained only 24% butter fat whereas label declared 25% | — | — | No action | — |
| French Coffee | 704 | Contained 72% chicory | — | — | No action | _ |
| Table Vinegar | 720 | 100% artificial vinegar | — | — | Letter of warning | — |
| „ „ | 721 | 100% artificial vinegar and 4% deficient in acetic acid | Summons dismissed " Warrants " defence upheld | — | — | |
| „ „ | 722 | 100% artificial vinegar | Dismissed underP.O.A. | 1 11 6 | — | — |
| Cream Buns | 724 | Filling consisted of a substance other than cream | — | — | No action | — |
| Tomato Soup | 872 | Contained 14 parts per million of copper | — | — | — | Informal sample |
| Whisky | 986 | 37.65 degrees under proof | Dismissed with cautio | 1 1 0 | — | — |
| „ | 987 | 40.64 degrees under proof | 2 0 0 | 1 0 0 | — | — |
| Syrup of Figs | 19 | Contained a preparation of salicylic acid equivalent to 750 pts. of salicylic acid per million | — | — | Vendor warned.Stock withdrawn from sale | — |
| Tomato Soup | 77 | Contained 50 pts. of copper per million | — | — | Manufacturers warned. Remainder of stock withdrawn from sale | — |
| Icing Sugar | 78 | Contained 2% of starch | — | — | No action | — |
| „ „ | 79 | Contained 1.14% oi rancid fat | — | — | Vendor warned | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 99 | 50% deficient in camphor | — | — | — | Informal sample Official sampl genuine |
| Rice | 106 | Contained not less than — 0.08% of extraneous mineral matter | — | — | No action | — |