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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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE
Name of Article | Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report | Result of Analysis | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If no legal proceedings were instituted state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample | Information if any as to previous convictions | Remarks on any point of special interest |
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Quarter ending 31st March 1921 | |||||||
„ Butter | 10 | 100 Per cent. Margarine | ... | .... | Vender cautioned. | .... | .... |
„ | 11 | 100 „ „ | Final £2 and 17s. 6d. Costs. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
„ | 15 | 100 „ | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | .... |
„ | 16 | 100 „ | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
„ | 64 | 90 „ | Fined £2 and 17s 6d Costs | .... | .... | .... | Same vendor as No 15 |
„ | 192 | 90 „ | .... | .... | Cautioned | .... | .... |
„ | 212 | 90 „ | Fined 5s and 17s Costs | .... | .... | .... | .... |
„ | 274 | 100 „ | .... | .... | Cautioned | .... | .... |
Milk | 37 | 7 per cent original fat abstracted | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | Subsequent sample genuine |
„ | 77 | 14 per cent „ | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | .... |
„ | 102 | 12 | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | Subsequent sample genuine. |
„ | 104 | 11 and 12 „ added water | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | .... |
„ | 111 | 4 „ | .... | .... | Cautioned | .... | .... |
Boric Acid Ointment | 206 | 62 „ Boric Acid defi cient. | .... | .... | .... | .... | Referred to Borough of Holborn. |
Margarine | 259 | 100 per cent Margarine | Fined £5 and £2 | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Quarter ending 30th Juno 1921 | .... | .... | Costs | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Margarine | 284 | 100 „ | .... | .... | Cautioned | .... | .... |
„ | 285 | 100 „ | .... | .... | „ | .... | .... |
„ | 286 | 100 „ 2 per cent added water | .... | .... | „ | .... | Subsequent |
Milk | 302 | 4 per cent original fat abstracted | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | sample genuine |
„ | .... | 6 per cent deficient in fat | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
„ | 319 | 8 per cent original fat abstracted | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | .... |
„ | 350 | 6 „ | .... | .... | Cautioned | .... | .... |
„ | 366 | 6 „ | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | Subsequent sample |
Quarter ending 30th September 1921 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | genuine |
Milk | 422 | 10 per cent original fat abstracted | .... | .... | .... | .... | Sale of milk discontinued |
„ | 441 | 6 „ | .... | .... | Resampled | .... | Subsequent sample genuine |
„ | 446 | .... | .... | „ | .... | .... | |
„ | 458 | 6 „ „ | .... | .... | „ | .... | .... |
Quarter ending 31st December 1921 Vinegar | 617 | 12 per cent deficient in | .... | .... | „ | .... | Subsequent |
„ | 651 | Acetic Acid 10 „ | .... | .... | „ | .... | sample genuine |