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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
City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Sample. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 928 Milk | 23 per cent. fat abstracted | £5 and 19s. 6d. expenses. (Appealed to Quarter Sessions, 7th Jan., 1903. Appeal dismissed with £12 12s. costs.) |
| 940 Olive Oil | 70 per cent. earthnut oil | Case dismissed on technical grounds for adulteration offence. Fined £2 and 7s. expenses for obstruction. |
| 942 Butter | 100 per cent. of margarine | £5 and 17s. 6d. expenses. |
| 983 Milk | 17 per cent. fat abstracted | £1 and 17s. 6d. expenses. |
| 988 Light Magnesia | 100 per cent. hydrated carbonate of magnesia. | Dismissed on technical grounds. |
| 992 | 100 per cent. hydrated carbonate of magnesia. | Dismissed on technical grounds. |
| Fourth Quarter. | ||
| 1095 Butter... | 36 per cent. butter, 64 per cent. margarine. | £15 and 12s. 6d. expenses. (Second offence.) |
| 1216 Milk | 10 per cent. added water | 5s. and 12s. &d. expenses. |
| 1223 „ | 11 per cent. added water, 6 per cent. fat abstracted. | £2 and 12s. 6d. expenses. |
SUMMARY.
| £ | £ | s. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter: | Fines | 94 | 7 | 0 | Expenses | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| Second Quarter | ,, | 35 | 10 | 0 | „ | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Third Quarter | ,, | 28 | 0 | 0 | „ | 20 | 7 | 6 |
| Fourth Quarter | ,, | 17 | 5 | 0 | „ | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| £175 | 2 | 0 | £59 | 2 | 6 | |||
Fifty-seven fines were inflicted during the year, the average fine being £3 1s. 5d.
The average of fifty-six fines in 1901 was £2 13s. l0d.