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 Hackney]
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No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Remarks. |
---|---|---|---|---|
245 | Milk | 5% added water | Dismissed, warranty proved | |
246 | Milk | 8% " | Fined £5 & 12/6 costs | |
246 | Milk | ⅓ of fat abstracted .. | „ 1 2/- „ | |
254 | Milk | 9% added water . | „ 10/- „ 12/6 „ | |
262 | Milk | 6% " | 12/6 costs | |
264 | Milk | 20% " | Pined 40/- & 12/6 costs | |
277 | Margarine | Exposed for sale unlabelled | „ 21- „ 12/6 „ | |
279 | Milk | 8% added water | „ 5/- „ 12/6 „ | |
281 | Milk | 6% " | „ 1/- „ 12/6 „ | |
289 | Cocoa | 55% starch and sugar | 2/- costs | |
290 | Milk | 10% added water | Fined 10/6 & 2/- costs | |
293 | Milk | 8% " | Dismissed because of outstanding fine not recovered | |
296 | Milk | 17% " | Fined 10/6 & 2/- costs | |
297 | Milk | 27% | „ 5/- „ 2/- „ | |
305 | Milk | 34% " | „ £3 „ 12/6 „ | |
307 | Milk | 10% " | 12/6 costs | |
308 | Milk | 11% " | 12/6 „ | |
319 | Milk | 10% " | Fined 40/- & 12/6 costs | |
324 | Butter | 67% foreign fat | Dismissed, sample served in wrapper marked margarine, therefore not to the prejudice of the purchaser | |
334 | Milk | 6% added water | 12/6 costs | |
335 | Milk | 6% " | 12/6 „ | |
336 | Milk | 16% " | 12/6 „ |