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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
Stepney 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Date. | Matter of information or complaint. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 5th July | Selling bread and butter on 17th May, the fat of which consisted of 100 per cent. margarine. (Sample B 286.) | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £2 2s. 0d. costs |
| 15th July | Selling milk on 4th June 22 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample C.350.) | Case dismissed as summons was served on the defendant less than 14 days from the time of hearing |
| 18th July | Selling milk on 12th June, 50.7 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample B 326.) | Fined £3 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 18th July | Selling milk on 7th June, 12 per cent. deficient in fat and 15.5 per cent. solids-not-fat. (Sample C 364.) | Fined £2 0s. 0d. with £3 3s. 0d. costs. |
| 25th July | Selling milk on 23rd June, 55 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample C 405.) | Fined £1 0s. 0d. with £1 1s. 0d. costs. |
| 25th July | Selling rolls and butter on 26th June, the fat of which consisted of 100 per cent. margarine. (Sample D 367.) | Fined £2 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 9th Sept. | Selling milk on 19th July, 19 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample C 474.) | Fined £1 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 9th Sept. | Selling milk on 30th July, 15.6 per cent. deficient in solids-not-fat and 10.7 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample C 483.) | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. |
| 9th Sept. | Obstructing a Sampling Officer whilst purchasing milk on 30th July. (Sample C 483). | Fined £5 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 26th Sept. | Selling milk on 7th August, 16 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample C 512.) | Fined £5 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 26th Sept. | Selling ½-lb. of minced meat containing 96 parts sulphur dioxide per million. (Sample A 8.) | Fined £2 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 26th Sept. | Selling ½-lb minced meat containing 1,860 parts sulphur dioxide per million. (Sample A 16.) | Fined £10 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 10th Oct. | Selling milk on 7th August deficient of 9 per cent of solids-not-fat and 3.7 per cent. of fat. (Sample C.513.) | Case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 21st Oct. | Selling milk on 2nd September 26.3 per cent. deficient in fat. (Sample C.552.) | Case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 21st Oct. | Selling ½ lb. minced meat on 30th August containing 500 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. (Sample A. 32.) | Fined £3 0s. 0d with £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 28th Oct. | Selling rolls and butter on 12th September, which on analysis proved to be margarine. (Sample C 609.) | The summonses were dismissed. |