Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Sample. | First Quarter. Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Result. | |
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90 | Milk | 5 per cent. added water | £10 and £3 3s. costs. |
101 | „ | 5 per cent. added water . | |
271 | „ | 14 per cent. added water | £5 and 17s. 6d. expenses. |
285 | Butter | 50 per cent. margarine | 2s. 6d. and 38s. 6d. expenses. |
286 | „ | 35 per cent. margarine | 5s. and 21s. expenses. |
363 | „ | 100 per cent. margarine | 2s. &d. and 17s. &d. expenses. |
Second Quarter. | |||
709 | Batter | 100 per cent. margarine | Dismissed. |
Third Quarter. | |||
763 | Milk | 7 per cent. added water | Warranty pleaded, summons withdrawn on payment of costs, 17s. 6d. |
815 | „ | 11 per cent. added water | £5 and £1 1s. costs. |
819 | ,, | 11 per cent. added water | Dismissed, warranty proved. |
837 | „ | 6 per cent. added water | |
844 | „ | 35 per cent. added water | £5 and £5 5s. costs. |
845 | „ | 32 per cent. added water | £5. |
Fourth Quarter. | |||
837 | Milk | 6 per cent. added water | 2s. 6d. and 17s. 6d. expenses. |
960 | ,, | 17 per cent. fat abstracted, and 6 per cent. added water. | Withdrawn on payment of costs, 17s. 6d. |
969 | „ | 13 per cent. added water | £25 and £3 3s. costs. |
1163 | Butter | 100 per cent. margarine | Ordered to pay costs £1 10s. |
1204 | „ | 90 per cent. margarine | £2 and 17s. 6d. expenses. |
1208 | Milk | 17 per cent. added water | £20 and £2 2s. costs. |
SUMMARY.
£ | s. | d. | £ | i. | d. | |
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First Quarter: Fines | 15 | 10 | 0 | Expenses 7 | 17 | |
Second Quarter „ | - | „ | ||||
Third Quarter „ | 15 | 2 | 6 | „ 8 | 1 | |
Fourth Quarter „ | 47 | 4 | 6 | „ 9 | 7 | |
£77 | 17 | 0 | £25 | 6 |