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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
Hampstead 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the articles adulterated, nature of adulteration, and the result of proceedings taken:—
| No. of Sample. | Article. | How adulterated. | Result of proceedings. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Milk | 15 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| 102 | Milk | 4! per cent, added water | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| 140 | Milk | 86 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Vendor absconded. Summons not served. | ||||||
| 158 | Milk | 16 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| 180 | Milk | 15 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 207 | Milk | 9 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Fine 2. | 0. | 0 | Costs | 17. | 0 | |
| 245 | Milk | 11 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 268 | Milk | 9 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Fine 10 | .0 | .0 | Cos's 2 | .15 | .6 | |
| 269 | Milk | 16 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| 285 | Milk | 9 per cent, deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| 286 | Milk | 16 per cent, deficient in butter fat. | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. | ||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 364 | Milk | 36 per cent, added water | Fine 10. | 0 | Costs 12. | 6 | |||
In addition to the above, one vendor was fined ten shillings for
selling milk on the public highway without having his name and
address 011 liis vehicle or receptacle.
Warranty Defence.
From the preceding table it will be seen that in regard to twelve
samples of milk taken, and which were found to be adulterated, in no
less than eight, or 66 per cent, of the cases, the summonses were
dismissed, the vendor in each having proved a warranty- In one of the
remaining cases the vendor pleaded a warranty which was only upset
upon technical grounds, otherwise this case would have been added to
the above total. In another case the vendor absconded, and the summons
has consequently not been served. Tt is a matter for congratulation
that in the draft of the Milk and Dairies Hill there is a proposal that the
warranty defence shall not be available as a defence to proceedings
under the Sale of Food and Drugs .Vets, and it is to be sincerely hoped
that this provision will become law in the near future. In the existing