Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Administrative Action Regarding Samples Not Reported to be Genuine.—Cont.
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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Margarine | 548 | 100% of Margarine | Fined £2 and £1 1s. Costs. | .... | .... .... .... | Sold in a plain wrapper. | |
,, | 598 | 0.56% of Boric Acid | .... .... .... | .... | Resampeld. Vendor cautioned | .... .... .... | Subsequent sample genuine. |
,, | 604 | 0.49% | .... .... .... | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | .... .... .... | |
,, | 711 | 0.41% | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 718 | 100% of Margarine | .... .... .... | .... | Vender cautioned | .... .... .... | Sold in an improperly marked wrapper. |
Butter | 549 | 100% „ | .... .... .... | .... | ,, | .... .... .... | Same Vendor as No. 527. |
,, | 599 | 17.85% of Moisture | .... .... .... | .... | Resampeld. Vendor cautioned | Subsequent sample genuine. | |
,, | 700 | 0.68% of Boric Acid | .... .... .... | Vendor cautioned. | |||
Lemon Curd | 560 | 2.1 grains of Boric Acid per lb. | .... .... .... | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | ||
Lemon Cheese | 608 | 1.4 grains of Salicylic Acid per lb | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 615 | 1.75 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Borax | 582 | 150 parts of Arsenic per million | .... .... .... | .... | ,, ,, | ||
,, | 584 | 100 „ ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 585 | 100 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Whiskey | 666 | 43.4 degrees under proof | Fined £2 and £1 1s. Costs. | .... | Same Vendor as No. 420. | ||
,, | 712 | 36.6 „ „ | .... .... .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | ||
Rum | 667 | 37.6 „ „ | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 3s. Costs. | .... | ,, ,, 457. | ||
Chop Sauce | 674 | Copper equal to 1.4 grains of crystallised copper sulphate per lb. | .... .... .... | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | ||
Sauce | 675 | Copper equal to 0.7 grains of crystallised copper sulphate per lb. | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Quarter ending 31st December, 1922. Whiskey | 770 | 52.1 degrees under proof | Fined £2 and £1 1s. Costs. | .... | Vendor cautioned | ||
,, | 771 | 35.6 „ „ | .... .... .... | .... | ,, | ||
,, | 772 | 36.4 „ ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Borax | 822 | 150 parts of Arsenic per million | .... .... .... | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | ||
,, | 823 | 34 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 824 | 34 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 825 | 14 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 830 | 30 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Gin | 834 | 42.2 degrees under proof | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 3s. Costs. | .... | |||
,, | 835 | 42.3 ,, ,, | Fined £2 and £1 1s. Costs. | .... | Vendor cautioned | ||
Margarine | 844 | 16.14% of water | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Prescriptions— | .... | ||||||
Mist. Sodii Sal. | 886 | 19% deficiency in Sodii Sal | Fined £5 and £1 1s. Costs. | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | .... .... .... | Letter sent to Pharmaceutical Society. |
23% deficiency in Pot. Bicarb | |||||||
Mist. Pot. Brom. | 889 | 8% deficiency in Pot. Brom. | .... .... .... | .... | |||
5% deficiency in Ammon. Carb | .... .... .... | .... | Vendor cautioned | ||||
,, | 890 | 34% „ „ | .... .... .... | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | .... .... .... | |
,, | 891 | 9% stronger both in Pot. Brom. and Ammon. Carb. than prescribed. | .... .... .... | .... | .... .... .... | ,, ,, ,, | |
Tinned Spinach | 894 | Copper equal to 1.54 grains of Crystallised Copper Sulphate per lb. | .... .... .... | .... | The question of copper in tinned vegetables to be reported upon further. | ||
,, | 895 | .... .... .... | .... | ||||
,, | 896 | Copper equal to 3.43 grains of Crystallised Copper Sulphate per lb. | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 897 | .... .... .... | .... | ||||
,, | 898 | ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | Resampled | Subsequent sample conformed to B.P. standard. | |
Borax | 923 | 15 parts of Arsenic per million | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Orange Wine | 925 | 1.1 grains Salicylic Acid per pint 0.84 grains Sulphur Dioxide per pt. | .... .... .... | .... | Reported to Sanitary Committee. | ||
Raisin Wine | 926 | 0.84 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Orange Wine | 927 | 2.2 grains Salicylic Acid per pint | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Ginger Wine | 928 | 0.9 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Raisin Wine | 929 | 0.98 grains Sulphur Dioxide per pint | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Ginger Wine | 930 | 0.84 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
Cyder | 938 | 0.76 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 940 | 1.06 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... | |||
,, | 941 | 0.45 ,, ,, | .... .... .... | .... |