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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |