London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hampstead 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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The following tables show the formal and informal samples found to be adulterated, etc., the nature of adulteration or other irregularity and the action taken :— Formal Samples.

No. of Sample.Article.Analyst's Report.Action taken.
10ButterContained excessive proportion of water.Cautioned.
102ButterContained excess of waterCautioned.
149Bread and ButterBread and a mixture of butter and margarine.Summons dismissed. Probation of Offenders Act. Costs 15s.
502Bread and ButterBread and a mixture of butter and margarine.Summons dismissed. Probation of Offenders Act. £1 costs.
540Butter and Margarine mixture(1) Failure to register margarine factory. (2) Selling margarine in plain wrapper. (3) Section 11 of the Act limit of water is 16 per cent.; Section 6, margarine may not contain more than 10 per cent. butter fat.Summons (1) Dismissed. Summons (2) Dismissed. Probation of Offenders Act. Costs 10s. 6d. Summons (3) Dismissed. Probation of Offenders Act. Costs £1 Is.
13Barbados SugarSulphur Dioxide 13 parts, per million; Tin 1.8 grains per pound.No action.
32Barbados SugarTin 2 grains per poundCautioned.
488Barbados SugarTin 27 grains per poundFined £2. Costs £24.
562Barbados SugarTin 1.5 grain per pound; Sulphur Dioxide 20 parts per million.Cautioned. Withdrawn from sale.
335MilkDeficient in non fatty solids 3.3 per cent.Cautioned.
16SausagesContained undeclared preservative Sulphur Dioxide 250 parts per million.Fined £1. Costs £1 11s. 6d.
86SausagesContained 026 per cent. Boric acid.Cautioned.
27Cream CheeseNot cream cheese. Made from skimmed milk; 1.3 per cent. deficient in fat.Fined £1. Costs £1 11s. 6d.