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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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47
Legal
Proceedings.

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Date.Matter of Information or Complaint.Result.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
17th Jan.Selling iodine ointment on 27th November, 1935, deficient in potassium iodide to the extent of 100 per cent, and iodine to the extent of 93.5 per cent. (B.723.)Fined £1 0s. 0d., with £2 2s. Od. costs.
17th Jan.Selling iodine ointment on 27th November, 1935, deficient in potassium iodide to the extent of 100 per cent. and iodine to the extent of 85 per cent. (B.722.)Fined £1 0s. 0d., with £2 2s. Od. costs.
21st Jan.Selling rolls and butter on 13th December, 1935, the fat of which consisted of 100 per cent, margarine. (B.776.)Case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, with £2 L's. Od. costs.
27th Jan.Selling milk on 28th November, 1935, deficient in solids-not-fat to the extent of 2.4 per cent. (4.3 per cent. added water Hortvet). (B.726.)Case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, with £3 3s. Od. costs.
27th Jan.Selling milk on 28th November, 1935, deficient in solids-not-fat to the extent of 0.6 per cent. (3.2 per cent. added water Hortvet). (B.743.)Magistrate decided that the case be not heard.
29th Jan.Selling milk on 30th October, 1935, deficient in solids-not-fat to the extent of 4 per cent. (5.3 per cent. added water Hortvet). (B.651.)Fined £5 0s. Od, with £3 3s. Od. costs.
4th Feb.Selling milk on 17th December, 1935, deficient of 9.6 per cent. of solids-not-fat (C.800).Fined £1 0s. Od. with £2 2s. Od. costs.
4th Feb.Selling milk on 17th December, 1935, deficient of 12.1 per cent. of solids-not-fat (C.803).Fined £1 0s. 0d. with £2 2s. Od. costs.
27th Mar. ...Selling milk on 13th February, 1936, which was deficient of 26.7 per cent. of fat. (C.95.)Case dismissed under the Probation of OSenders Act on payment of £2 2s. Od. costs.
27th Mar. ...Selling milk on 13th February, 1936, which was deficient of 11.9 per cent. of solids-not-fat (14 per cent.added water Hortvet) and 17.7 per cent, of fat. (C.99.)Fined £1 0s. Od. with £2 2s. Od. costs.
3rd AprilSelling milk on 28th February, 1936, 19 per cent, deficient in fat and 16.6 per cent, solids-not-fat, equivalent to the addition of at least 18.5 per cent. of water (Hortvet). (C.138.)Fined £2 0s. Od. with £2 2s. Od costs.
16th April ...Selling milk on 3rd March, 1936, 4 per cent, deficient in fat. (B.140.)Case dismissed under the Probation of OSenders Act on payment of £2 2s. Od. costs.
16th AprilSelling milk on 3rd March, 1936, 4.7 per cent, deficient in fat. (B.141.)Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £3 3s. costs.
16th AprilSelling milk on 3rd March, 1936, 10 per cent, deficient in solids-not-fat (at least 10.9 per cent, added water Hortvet). (B.137.)Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £2 2s. Od. costs.