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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
Southwark 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Samples Formal. | Examined Informal. | Adulterated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | |||
| Brought Forward | 352 | 104 | 2 | - |
| Sugar | 16 | 5 | - | - |
| Meat & Meat Products | 41 | 83 | 1 | 7 |
| Canned & Potted Foods | 24 | 87 | 1 | 2 |
| Fruit & Vegetables (Canned) etc. | 39 | 71 | - | - |
| Preserves, Jellies, Jams etc • | 75 | 81 | - | - |
| Cereals & Cereal prepar at ions | 102 | 192 | 3 | 11 |
| Bread, Flour & Confectionery | 67 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
| Wines, Spirits & Beverages | 14 | 55 | 3 | 1 |
| Condiments, Spices, Sauces etc. | 124 | 170 | 5 | 13 |
| Drugs & Med. Preparations | 34 | 60 | 1 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Samples | 47 | 93 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 935 | 1077 | 19 | 42 |
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
| DEFENDANT. | CAUSE OF PROCEEDINGS. | RESULT. |
|---|---|---|
| William Reed, "Duke of York" Public House, 47, Borough Rd. | Selling Gin 36,5 degrees under proof. | Pined £10 |
| do | Refusal to sell to the Council's Inspector a sample of Rum exposed for sale. | Fined £5 and £6.6.0 Costs. |
| do | Obstruction by wilfully permitting his wife to remove the contents of a bottle of whisky after the Council's Inspector had applied to purchase a quantity of the whisky as a sample. | Fined £5 and £6.6.0 Costs. |
| Mrs. Imogen Reed, "Duke of York" Public House, 47, Borough Rd. | Obstruction by removing the contents of a bottle of Whisky after the Council's Inspector had applied to purchase a quantity as a sample. | Fined £5. |
| J. Gunn & Co .Ltd., 361, Bethnal Green Road. | Selling Baking Powder 45 per cent deficient in available carbon dioxide. | Withdrawn upon receipt of a letter of undertaking and the payment of £10.10.0 Co3ts. |
| Charles Doorey, 16, Ponton Place. | Selling Vinegar 35 per cent deficient in Acetic Acid. | Fined £2 and £1,1.0 Costs. |