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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

Paddington 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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summary of legal proceedings. 67

Table: SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1899.

SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1899.

Fines.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
Milk22% added water2000126
„7% „300180
„7% „200150
,,12% „500220
,,25% „500110
22% „500110
,,18% „7100110
,,16% „7100110
,,15% ,,1000220
,,6% „1000126
9% ,,100050
,,9% ,,1000126
Butter (1)92% foreign fat5000126
,,84% „2000126
Milk (2)19% added water3000126
(3)47% fat abstractedNo proceedings : sample sold as skim milk.
Butter86% foreign fat3000126
Milk (4)16% fat abstracted10000126
,,17% added water2000126
,,8% „2000126
,,12% „1000126
,,10%,,1000126
,,5%1000126
,,17% fat abstracted
5% added water1000126
,,5% ,,1000126
Skim milk25% ,,5000126
Milk24% fat abstracted3000126
,,57% „1000126
Butter55% foreign fat0260126
Milk5% added water1000126
Butter86% foreign fat1000126
,,92% ,,1000126
,,11 % of water beyond standard limit of
10 % of water natural to butter.Proceedings abandoned
,,12% do. do.
Milk (5)38% added water3000126
„ (6)11 % fat abstracted2000126
„ (7)22% ,,Wrong address on summons, no time to amend.
Butter80% foreign fat3000126
„118% of water beyond standard limit of1000126
16 % of water natural to butter.
„80% foreign fat2000126
Milk16% added water2000146
,,15% „2000146
,,6% fat abstracted1000156
„ (8)12% added water10000126
,,10% ,,2000126
„ (9)10% fat abstracted1000150
Refusing to serve Inspector with sample.500130
,, ,, ,,,,3001O0