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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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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 655 | Milk | 6.35% added water | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Committee | ||||||
| 656 | Milk | 6.8% added water | Dismissed— 3rd sample broken | ||||||
| 661 | Butter | 80% foreign fat | Fined | .. | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 661 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Conviction | .. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 667 | Milk | 8.8% added water | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 673 | Milk | 30% fat abstracted | Dismissed— (Analyst's certificate defective). 30s. costs against Council | ||||||
| 684 | Milk | 5% fat abstracted | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Com'ittee | ||||||
| 684 | Milk | 4.12% fat abstracted | |||||||
| 688 | Milk | 5.18% added water | Dismissed— Warranty proved | ||||||
| 719 | Butter | 100% foreign fat | Fined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 719 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | .. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 727 | Butter | 87% foreign fat | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 727 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | .. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 740 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 768 | Milk | 15.29% added water | Fined | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 824 | Margarine | 13.4 %excess of water | Fined | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 824 | Margarine | 13% mashed potato | |||||||
| 825 | Margarine | 5.6% mashed potato | Withdrawn— £3 3s. costs | ||||||