London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of London 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table II.

RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS.

First Quarter.

Sample.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.Result.
33Milk7 per cent. added water, 11 per cent. fat abstracted.£5 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
40Butter100 per cent. margarine£1 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
82Demerara SugarDyed sugar other than Demerara£1 and 19s. 6d. expenses.
91Milk11 per cent. added water1s. and 12s. 6d. expenses. (Milk obtained from vendor of Sample No. 108.)
108,,17 per cent. added water£10 and 13s. 6d. expenses.
132,,25 per cent. fat abstractedSummons dismissed. War
ranty produced.
147,,12 per cent. added water£10 and 13s. 6d. expenses.
171,,32 per cent. fat abstracted£1and 17s. 6d. expenses.
17323 per cent. fat abstractedDismissed. Vendor bankrupt.
178,,19 per cent. added water£15 and 17s. 6d. expenses, or two months' imprisonment. (Second offence.)
189MargarineSelling margarine unlabelled5s. and 9s. expenses, or 14 days.
199Milk20 per cent. added water, 13 per cent. fat abstracted.3s. and 27s. expenses.
202,,27 per cent. added water£5 and 17s. 6d. expenses
203Butter100 per cent. margarine£2 and 21s. 6d. expenses.
208Milk6 per cent. added water£1 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
Selling margarine unlabelledSummons withdrawn. Vendors undertaking to exhibit notices "Margarine only."
214Margarine
216,,Selling margarine unlabelled
217Milk10 per cent. added waterSummons dismissed. Warranty produced.
21924 per cent. fat abstracted5s. and 14s. 6d. expenses.
223,,28 per cent. added water1s. and 5s. expenses.
229,,23 per cent. added water£1 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
23514 per cent. added water£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
248,,26 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 14s. 6d. expenses.
264,,9 per cent. added water£1 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
286,,14 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 19s. 6d. expenses.
291,,35 per cent. fat abstracted10s. and 19s. 6d. expenses.
292,,17 per cent. fat abstracted1s.
300,,25 per cent. fat abstracted1s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
310,,33 per cent. fat abstracted£5 and 19s. 6d. expenses.
312,,4 per cent. added water, 19 per cent. fat abstracted.£2 and 19s. 6d. expenses.
31742 per cent. fat abstracted£3 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
340,,13 per cent. added water, 6 per cent. fat abstracted.£1 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
349,,6 per cent. added water, 4 per cent. fat abstracted.£5 and 17s.. 6d. expenses.