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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
Stoke Newington 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE OF PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND MARGARINE ACTS.
| No. of Sample | Article Purchased. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Margarine | Exposed for sale unlabeled | Defendant ordered to pay 12/6 costs |
| 18 | Milk | 8½% of added water | Defendant fined £1 |
| 19 | Milk | 6% of added water and 5% less than the legal limit for batter tat | Defendant fined £1 and £1 3s. Od. costs. |
| 32 | Milk | 10% less than the legal limit for butter fat. | Defendant fined £3 and £1 1s. Od. costs. |
| 47 | Milk | 6% of added water | Summons dismissed £3 3s. Od. costs. |
| 50 | Milk | 11% less than the legal limit for butter fat | Defendant did not appear, Warrant outstanding |
| 63 | Milk | 17% of added water | Defendant ordered to pay £2 12s. 6d. costs |
| 131 | Milk | 12% of added water | Defendant fined 10/6 and 10/6 costs |
By your direction, vendors of poor samples of food taken
under the above Acts have been cautioned by the Medical Officer
of Health, and further samples taken from them have given satisfactory
results.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
D. W. Matthews.