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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending 31st March, 1925. Milk | 64 | 29% of original fat abstracted | Fined £4 and 17/6 Costs. | ... ... ... |
| Margarine | ,| 72 | Margarine sold in plain wrapper | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| ,, | 76 | Margarine sold in an improperly marked wrapper. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Baking Powder | 96 | 100% Ground Rice | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 157 | 19% deficient in Oil | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Milk | 167 | 5% of original abstracted | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 198 | 18% deficient in Oil | Fined £2 and 17 /6 Costs. | ... ... ... |
| Milk Quarter ending 30th June, 1925. | 241 | 8% of added water | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Condensed Machine Skimmed Milk Sweetenec | 331 | Defective label | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Milk | 338 | 2% of added water | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| ,, | 339 | 2% of added water | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Condensed Machine Skimmed Milk Sweetenec | 345 | Defective label | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Vinegar | 366 | 7% deficient in Acetic Acid | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Milk | 369 | 2% of added water | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Calomel Ointment | 378 | 51% deficient in Mercurous Chloride | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| 409 | 55% deficient in Mercurous Chloride | Fined £25 and 17 /6 Costs. | ... ... ... | |
| Condensed Machine Skimmed Milk Sweetenec | 448 | Defective label | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Calomel Ointment Quarter ending 30th September, 1925 | 476 | 53% deficient in Mercurous Chloride | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Armenian Bole | 520 | 0.8% of Arsenious Oxide | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Gregory Powder | 584 | 22.% of Magnesium Carbonate | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Sponge Cake | 585 | 0.6% of Boric Acid. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Armenian Bole | 592 | Arsenious Oxide 40 parts per million | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| ,, ,, | 594 | 0.03% of Copper Oxide | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Malt Vinegar | 631 | 100% of vinegar other than Malt Vinegar. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Milk | 681 | 6% of original fat abstracted | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Malt Vinegar | 100% of vinegar other than Malt Vinegar. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... | |
| Cream | 750 | 0.15% of Boric Acid | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Milk | 753 | 8% of added water | Fined £1 and 17 /6 Costs. | ... ... ... |
| Malt Vinegar Quarter ending 31st December, 1925. | 756 | 100% of vinegar other than Malt Vinegar. | Fined £5 and 17 /6 Costs. | ... ... ... |
| Cream | 769 | 0.19% of Boric Acid | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Strong Tincture of Iodine | 788 | 75% deficient in Iodine and 61% deficient in Potassium Iodide. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| 794 | 74% deficient in Iodine and 58% deficient in Potassium Iodide. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... | |
| Sweet Spirit of Nitre | 798 | 17% deficient in Ethyl Nitrite | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Malt Vinegar | 804 | 100% of vinegar other than Malt Vinegar. | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Cream | 805 | 0.18% of Boric Acid | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| ,, | 806 | 0.26% of Boric Acid | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Rum | 910 | 37.1 degrees under proof | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| ,, | 912 | 42.9 degrees under proof | Fined £5 5s. and £1 1s. Costs. | ... ... ... |
| ,, | 940 | 47.1 degrees under proof | Fined £3 3s. and £1 1s. Costs. | ... ... ... |
| Milk | 968 | 3% of added water | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Malt Vinegar | 973 | 17% deficient in Acetic Acid | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Butter | 986 | 1.1% excess of water | ... ... ... | ... ... ... |
| Malt Vinegar | 992 | 17% deficient in Acetic Acid | Dismissed on payment of 17/6 Costs. | ... ... ... |