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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
Hackney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and Margarine Acts during the Year, 1906.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 33 | Milk | G'24% added water | Withdrawn— Warranty proved | ||||||
| 35 | Milk | 6.59%added water | Fined | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Milk | 7.53% added water | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Butter | 45% foreign fat | Fined | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Margarine | 45% excess of butter fat | Conviction | .. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 76 | Milk | 7.53% added water | Dismissed— Government Analyst certified 1J% only, 30s. costs against Council | ||||||
| 111 | Milk | 7.6% added water | Fined | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 138 | Milk | 10% fat abstracted | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 129 | Margarine | 3 3% excess of butter fat | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Committee | ||||||
| 132 | Margarine | 3% excess of butter fat | Dismissed— Trifling offence | ||||||
| 152 | Butter | 100% foreign fat | Fined | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 152 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Conviction | .. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 133 | Margarine | Served in wrapper with words " Margarine" not distinctly legible | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 133 | Margarine | 1.12% excess of water | Conviction | .. | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 164 | Milk | 10% added water | Fined | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 168 | Milk | 5% added water | Fined | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 |