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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

Shoreditch 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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One sample of preserved cream was served in an unlabelled receptacle. Proceedings
were instituted and the defendant was ordered to pay £2 2s. costs to the
Council.

Table: The subjoined table gives a comparison of the results of the work under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts for the years 1902-22inclusive:—

The subjoined table gives a comparison of the results of the work under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts for the years 1902-22inclusive:—

Year.Number of Samples.Number of persons in the Borough to each Sample.Number of Samples adulterated.Percentage of Samples adulterated.Number of prosecutions instituted.Summonses withdrawn on account of warranties.Prosecutions proceeded with.Number of successful prosecutions.Fines and Costs.Amount paid to Public Analyst.
£s.d.£s.d.
19022814207125.3542524811790140100
190370716611215.86055551173116353100
190461218911017.956650461285030600
19055362159818.2572514723318026700
190652022412223.4442423410612626000
19075192239919.0364322767140259100
19085802009215.845...453911710029000
19095702009216.1762746925518627650
191057820013323.065...60499317627950
191157720014925.864...625818006278176
191258419010017.148...4845172110281100
191376814413217.147...47429426350100
191476814313217.136...36217460350100
191576813513017.843...433063160350100
191676813014418.750...4936134180350100
191777012915420.065...65419912035150
191872413413717.55415337284130340126
19196321557211.332131171373031600
1920934109697.425124143836700100
1921107798585.425252094140807150
1922106897585.420...20143150700150

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The percentage of samples found adulterated was again below the average for
recent years. With reference to the convictions in 1922, in two instances the defendants
had been previously convicted once under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Towards the latter part of the year a circular letter from the Ministry of Health,
dated 17th July, 1922, came under the consideration of the Health Committee. In
this letter attention was directed to the prosecution of a milk vendor for selling milk
deficient in fat, in which the Local Authority withdrew from the proceedings because
it was shown that the vendor's milk subjected to constant tests over a number of
years had given uniformly satisfactory results. Whilst the Minister fully appreciated
that Local Authorities would often have to institute proceedings for selling milk
deficient in fat, he felt that they would desire to avoid irritating vendors who were
doing their best to secure milk sold by them being of good quality. Conditions of a
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