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St Pancras 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Summonses.—Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

Summonses.—Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

No.Nature of Article as Purchased,Eesult of Analysis.Eesult of Proceedings.
Penalty.Costs.
£s.d.£.s.d.
*1MilkAdded water, 15 per cent., deficient in butter fat 30 per cent.200160
*2,,Added water, 10 per cent200050
*3,,,, 15 „200050
*4,,,, 16 „200050
*5..,,,, 8 ,,500030
*6..,,,, 8 „500020
7,,,, 3 ,,0000126
*8,,,,9 „100150
9,,Water beyond the normal 13 per cent1000126
10ButterForeign fats, 80 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 13 per cent.1000126
*11MilkAdded water, 45 per cent.1000130
12ButterForeign fats, 80 per cent., water, curd, and salt,15 per cent.0106020
13,,„ 85 „ dito, ditto, 12 „0106020
14,,,, 70 ,, ,, 15 ,,0106020
15,,,, 85 „ ,, 12 „100020
*16MilkAdded water, 6 per cent, and deficient in butter fat at least 20 per cent.3000110
17,,Added water 28 per cent.100020
18BatterForeign fats, 85 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 12 per cent., butter fat notexceeding 3 percent.01000126
19,,Foreign fats, 85 per cent., water, curd and salt, 13 per cent., butter fat not exceeding 2 percent01000126
20,,Foreign fats. 87 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 11 percent., butter fat not exceeding 2 percent.11000126
*21MilkAdded water, 8 per cent.500060
22ButterForeign fats, 80 per cent., water, curd, and salt,
15 per cent.010020
23MilkAdded water, 8 per cent., deficient in butter fat, 90 per cent.Summons dismissed. Shop closed at time purchase was effe cted.
24,,Added water, 15 per cent0100020
25,,,, 9 „050020
26MustardWheaten flour, 15 per cent., and a trace of turmeric0500126
27ButterForeign fats, 70 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 14 per cent.100020
23MilkAdded water, 40per cent., also a trace of boracic acid300020
29ButterForeign fats, 85 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 13 per cent.300020
30MilkAdded water, 25 per cent100020
31ButterForeign fats, i.e., fats othor than batter fat, 85 per cent., water, curd and salt, 12 per cent., butter fat not exceeding 3 per cent.01000126
32MilkAdded water, 11 per cent1000126
33ButterForeign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 75 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 13 per cent., butter fat not exceeding 12 per cent.1000126
34MilkAdded water, 11 per oent01000126
35ButterForeign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 80 por cent, water, curd, and salt, 15 per cent, butter fat not exceeding 5 per cent.01000126
36,,Foreign fats, i.e., fats other thin butter fat, 80 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 12 per cent, butter fat not exceeding 8 per cent.1000126
37,,Foreign fats, i,e., fats other than butter fat, 55 pet-cent., water, curd, and salt, 15 per cent., butter fat not exceeding 30 per cent.2000126
38,,Foreign fats, i.e., lats other than butter fat, 75 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 16 per cent., butterfat not exceeding 9 pet cent.2000126
39,,Foreign fats, i.c-, fats other than butter fat, 70 per cent., water, curd, and salt, 16 per cent., butter fat not exceeding 14 per cent01000126
40MilkAdded water 14 per cent01000126
41,,,, 16 ,,11000126
42,,,, 22 „1500126
*43,,,, 32 „2000040

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# These samples were procured at the Railway Termini in the course of delivery to the consignees.