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St Pancras 1912

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

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Summon.—Under the Stile of Foocl and Drugs Aets—Adulteration.

So. of Sample.Article.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
Penalty.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
8ButterForeign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter), 25 per cent.01000126
21„ „ „ 83 per cent.2000126
19„ „ „ 84 „3000126
33„ „ „ 40 „1000126
56MilkDeficient in Milk Fat 9.3 per cent.Nil.0126
64ButterForeign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter), 85 per cent.1000136
68„ „ „ 78 per cent.100220
98Admixture of water, (6.4 per cent. (in excess of standard, 16 per cent.)Nil.0126
170Admixture of water, 6.7 per cent. (in excess of standard, 16 per cent.)01000126
171Foreign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter). 25 per cent.2000126
172„ „ „ 84 per cent.1000126
175„ „ „ 80 „1000126
215,, „ „ 80 „10000126
218„ „ „ 86 „5000126
191CoffeeAdmixture of Chicory, 25 per cent.Nil.110
222ButterForeign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter) bO per cent.3000126
262„ „ „ 80 per cent.20000126
260„ „ „ 86 „4000126
267„ „ „ 78 „1000126
266MilkDeficient in Milk Fat, 20.6 per cent.1000126
314„ „ 12 per cent.Dismissed. Warranty defence sue cessfully pleaded.
SOSCoffeeAdmixture of Chicory, 25 per cent.2000126
236MilkAdded Water, 9.8 per cent.Dismissed. Warranty defence sue cessfully pleaded.
276Demerara SugarDyed White Sugar Crystals, 100 per cent1000126
308MilkDeficient in Milk Fat, 7 per cent.206136
255ButterForeign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter), 20 per cent.Dismissed. Sample insufficient for Analyst to make a co mplete analysis.
331MilkAdded Water, 6.5 per cent.Dismissed. Magistrate satisfied that milk was as drawn f rom cow.
350CoffeeAdmixture of Chicory, 45 per cent.0100126
406MilkDeficient in Milk Fat, 6.6 per cent.0760126
407Demerara SugarDyed White Sugar Crystals, 100 per cent.01000126
359MilkAdded Water, 17.8 per cent.1000126
370Deficient in Milk Fat, 10 per cent.Nil.330
368„ „ 25.6 „800130
40166 „1000126
396ButterForeign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter) 89 per cent.5000126
386„ „ 86 per cent.1000146
392„ „ „ 85 ,,Nil.0126
426MilkDeficient in Milk Fat, 13 per cent.Nil0126
559ButterForeign Fat (Fat other than the Fat of Butter) 80 per cent.01000126
589„ „ „ 85 per cent.l000126
95„ „ „ 84 „1000126
699„ „ „ 35 „2000126
669MilkAdded Water, 8.9 per cent.0106020
696CoffeeAdmixture of Chicory, 35 per cent.2000126
732Demerara SugarDyed White Sugar Crystals, 100 per cent.Nil.0126
733„ „Nil.0126