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Stepney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Date. | Matter of information or complaint. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 24th April | Selling milk on 10th March, 1936, 6 per cent, deficient of solids- not-fat (equivalent to 6.8 per cent. of added water. Hortvet). (C.154.) | Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £3 3s. costs. (Summons under the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, against the Company for selling milk containing added water, was withdrawn by consent.) |
| 30th April | Selling liniment of turpentine on 6th March, 1936, which was 100 per cent. deficient in camphor and in turpentine. (B. 160) | Case dismissed, the Magistrate being of opinion that the sale was not to the prejudice of the purchaser. |
| 30th April | Selling milk on 18th March, 1936, 1.8 per cent, deficient in solids-not-fat. (At least 3 per cent. added water, Hortvet.) (B. 179.) | Fined £2 0s. Od. with £3 3s. costs. |
| Hth May | Selling milk on 25th March, 1936, 18.7 per cent, deficient in fat and 7.6 per cent, deficient in solids-not-fat (equivalent to the addition of 5.8 per cent, of water, Hortvet.) (C.186.) | Fined £1 0s. Od. with £2 2s.costs. |
| 20th May | Selling on 29th February, 1936, milk 33.5 per cent. deficient in solids-not-fat (32.8 per cent. added water, Hortvet) and 37 percent, deficient in fat. (C.139.) | Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Defendant without means. |
| 20th May | Selling on 29th February, 1936, rolls and butter containing 100 per cent, margarine instead of butter. (Sample C. 140.) | Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Defendant without means. |
| 4th June | Selling milk on 17th April, 1936, 8.3% deficient in fat and 30.6% deficient in solids-not-fat (at least 34% added water Hortvet). (B.253). | Fined £1, with £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| 4th June | Selling milk on 17th April, 1936, 4.1% deficient in solids-not-fat (at least 5.1% added water Hortvet). (B.251). | Fined £1, with £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| 4th June | Selling milk on 1st April, 1936, 5.1% deficient in solids-not-fat (at least 3.4% added water Hortvet). (B.212). | Fined £1, with £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| 5th June | Selling on 30th April, 1936, £-lb. minced meat containing 1,250 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. (A.36). | Fined £2. |
| 18th June | Selling milk on 16th April, 1936, 5.3% deficient in solids-not-fat (at least 7.2% added water Hortvet). (B.244). | Fined £2. |
| 18th June | Selling milk on 30th April, 1936, 2.8% deficient in solids-not-fat (at least 3.4% added water Hortvet). (C.261). | Fined £3, with £5 5s. Od. costs. |
| 22nd June | Selling milk on 6th May, 1936, 21% deficient of the minimum amount of fat. (C.281). | Fined £1, with £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| 22nd June | Selling milk on 6th May, 1936, 9% deficient of the minimum amount of fat. (C.278). | Fined £2, with £3 3s. Od. costs. |