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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
St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Prosecutions were undertaken in respect of 20 of the 68 samples which were reported
as being adulterated. These are set out in the following table:—
| no. otSample. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty. | Costs. | ||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||
| A. 32 | Whiskey | Under proof, 37.38 degrees | May 30th | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| C. 77 | Milk | Added water, 6 per cent. | „ 10th | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| A. 88 | „ | „ „6.8 „ | ,, 17th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| C. 117 | „ | „ „ 14.7 „ | June 9th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| c. 153 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 36 per cent. | July 14th | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| C. 162 | „ | Added water, 5.1 per cent. | „ 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. 157 | „ | Admixture of boric acid, 3.1 grains per pint | „ 21st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. 186 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 6.6 per cent. | „ 21st | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C. 191 | „ | „ „ 33.0 „ | Aug. 22nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| C. 192 | „ | „ „ 10.3 „ | „ 22nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| A. 186 | „ | Added water, 6.5 per cent. | „ 31st | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| a. 220 | Malt vinegar | Vinegar other than malt vinegar, 100 percent. | Sept. 7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| C. 140 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 10 per cent. | „ 20th | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| C. 284 | „ | „ „ 59.6 „ | Dec. 1st 1923 | Withdrawn | — | ||||
| †C. 303 | „ | „ „ 30.6 „ | Jan. 2nd | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| C. 310 | Mist. Pot. Bromid. (L.I.P.) | Deficient in Potassium Bromide, 12.9 per cent. | „ 9th | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| A. 296 | Mist. Quin,(L.I.P.) | „ in Quinine Sulphate, 47 per cent. | „ 9th | „ „ | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| A. 288 | Mist. Quin.(L.I.P.) | „ in Quinine Sulphate, 72 percent. | „ 10th | „ „ | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| A. 293 | Mist. Pot. Bromid. (L.I.P.) | Excess of Potassium Bromide, 44 per cent. | „ 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| A. 291 | Mist. Pot. Bromid. | Deficient in Potassium Bromide, 14 percent. | ,, 31st. | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Address where offence committed. | Offence. | Date of hearing. | Penalty. | Costs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * In street | Selling milk to which had been added skimmed or separated milk | 1922 Dec. 1 | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. | £1 |
| † Ditto | Ditto | 1923 Jan. 2 | Withdrawn—fined for adulteration. | — |
* These proceedings both referred to the same sample of milk,
† These proceedings both referred to the same sample of milk.
A summons was also taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, for selling milk in
the street without the name and address of seller being conspicuously inscribed on the vehicle.
Heard on December 21st. Fined £1.
Wholesale Dealers in Margarine. One certificate of registration under the provisions of
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts was issued during the year.