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City of London 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

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, 1926. Vinegar2026% deficient in Acetic Acid................Informal Sample.
Margarine26Margarine sold in an improperly marked wrapper.........Vendor cautioned.
Rum4241.2 degrees under proofFined £1 and £1 1s. Costs.
Condensed Full Cream Milk—Sweetened52Defective label........Wholesaler communicated with.
Vinegar7643% deficient in Acetic AcidFined £2 and £1 1s. Costs.............Same Vendor as No. 20.
Ginger Wine843½ grains Salicylic Acid per pint........Wholesalers withdrew brew from Stock.
Liniment of Turpentine11460% deficient in Turpentine................Informal Sample.
Gin13336.28 degrees under proof........Vendor cautioned.
Milk15717% of original fat abstractedDismissed under Probation of Offenders' Act on payment of £2 2s. Costs.
Butter (on bread)18795% Foreign fat................Informal Sample. Subsequent formal Sample genuine.
Condensed Machine-Skimmed Milk— Sweetened.192Defective label........Reported to Ministry of Health.
Gin19341.6 degrees under proofFined £2 and £2 2s. costs.
Gregory's Powder1959.77% Magnesium Carbonate........Vendor cautioned.
Gin24035.9 degrees under proof........Vendor cautioned.
Butter (on bread)28195% Foreign fat................Informal Sample.
Milk28311% of original fat abstractedFined £3 3s. and £2 2s. costs.
Milk29615% of original fat abstractedFined £5 and £1 1s. Costs.
Liniment of Turpentine31760% deficient in Oil of Turpentine................Informal Sample. Same Vendor as No. 114.
Butter (on bread) Quarter ending 30th June, 1926.31892% Foreign fatFined £1 and £2 2s. Costs.............Same Vendor as No. 281.
Condensed Machine-Skimmed Milk-Sweetened.332Defective label........Reported to Ministry of Health.
Liniment of Turpentine34257% deficient in TurpentineFined £5 and £1 1s. Costs.............Same Vendor as Nos. 114 and 317.
Liniment of Turpentine35026% deficient in Turpentine................Informal Sample. Subsequent formal Sample proved genuine.