Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Number. | Article of Food. | Number of samples purchased. | Genuine. (Inferior in brackets.) | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Withdrawn or dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
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I | Vlilk | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Do. separated | — | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
Do. condensed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
4 | Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||
5 | Do. preserved | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
6 | Do ice | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
7 | Do. cheese | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Do. Do. (preserved) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Cheese | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
10 | Butter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | |||||||
Buttered rolls | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
12 | Do. scone | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
13 | Coffee | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
14 | Sponge cake | 44 | — | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
15 | Mrat pies (various) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
16 | Sausages | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
17 | Meat and Fish Paste (various) | 4 | — | _ | — | — | — | ||||||
18 | tirawn | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | ||||
Dripping | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
20 | Peas | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 13 | G | ||||||
21 | Beans | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
22 | Spinach | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
23 | Tomatoes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
24 | Fruit (tinned) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Whiskey | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
26 | Bum | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||||
27 | Brandy | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
28 | Olive oil | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
29 | Lime water | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
30 | Camphorated oil | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Totals | 1,800 | 40 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 6 |
Refusal to sell.—For refusing to sell a tin of pears to the Inspector a
shopkeeper was fined £5 and £1 Is. costs.
Milk.—994 samples of ordinary milk were taken during the year.
The analysts have graded the samples submitted to them into four
groups :—Good quality, in which the fat was over 3-8 per cent.; fair
quality, in which the fat was between 3-3 and 3-8 per cent.; and poor
or inferior quality, in which the fat was between 3 per cent, (the officiai
standard) and 3-3 per cent., or in which the non-fatty solids were between
8-5 and 8-6 (if the fat was also below 3-8). Adulterated are those beiow
the official standard of 3 per cent, for fat and 8*5 for solids not fat.
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