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 Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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No. of Sample. | Article. | How adulterated. | Result of proceedings. |
---|---|---|---|
67 | Milk | 4 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Cautioned. |
79 | Cream | 0.23 per cent. of boric acid | Vendor written to. |
96 | Milk | 4 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Fine £2. Costs 12s. 6d. |
106 | Milk | 31 per cent. added water | „ £2. „ 12s. 6d. |
132 | Milk | 5 per cent. added water | „ £2. „ 19s. 0d. |
135 | Milk | 10 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. |
140 | Milk | 3 per added water and 25 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Do. do. |
141 | Milk | 17 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Summons not served. Vendor left neighbourhood |
174 | Milk | 6 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. |
184 | Milk | 4 per cent. added water | Do. do. |
235 | Milk | 11 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Do. do. |
290 | Cream (preserved) 0.5 per cent. boric acid | Six-tenths of one per cent. of boric acid. | Vendor written to. |
304 | Milk | 11 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Fine £1. Costs 16s. 6d. |
306 | Milk | 31 per cent. added water | ,, £5. „ 17s. 0d. |
365 | Milk | 9 per cent. added water | Dismissed. Vendor proving warranty. |
*482 | Butter (Informal sample) | 88 per cent. foreign fat | No action. |
188 | Butter | 7 per cent. of water over and above legal limit | Fine £5. Costs £1 8s. |
502 | Cream | Two-tenths of one per cent. of boric acid | „ £5. „ 16s. 0d. |
*506 | Butter | 88 per cent. foreign fat | „ £10. „ 14s. 6d. |
*Purchased from same vendor.