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Stoke Newington 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE C.

ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR.

No.Sample Analysed.Opinion Formed.Action Taken.
1CheeseGenuineNil.
2Butter
3Ground Ginger
4Butter
5Butter9% of foreign fatVendor cautioned.
6MargarineGenuineNil.
*7Milk
*8Milk9% less than the legal limit for butter fat.Defendant fined 5s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
*9MilkGenuineNil.
*10Milk
*11Milk
*12Milk
13Whiskey
14Coffee
15Butter
16Flour
17Olive Oil
18Cream of Tartar
19Butter
20Butter
21Coffee
22Vinegar
23Milk5.8% of added waterVendor cautioned.
24Margarine (Unlabelled).-Defendant fi n e d 2s. 6d. and 12s. 6d. costs.
25MilkGenuineNil.
26Milk
27Milk
28Seidlitz Powders1.83 grms. of Tartaric Acid as against 2.46 grms. (B.P.)Vendor cautioned.
29Seidlitz PowdersGenuineNil.
30Milk6% less than the legal limit of butter fat.Defendant fined 2s. 6d. and 12s. 6d. costs.
31MilkGenuineNil.
*32Milk7% of added waterDefendant fined 5s.| and 12s. 6d. costs.
*33MilkGenuineNil.
*34Milk
*35Milk
*36Milk

* Sunday Samples.