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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1917.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| I5x | Margarine | Exposed for sale unlabeled | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| I6x | ,, | ,, ,, | ,, | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17x | ,, | ,, ,, | ,, | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27Y | ,, | ,, ,, | Ordered to pay | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27y | ,, | The word "Margarine" not stamped on wrapper | ,, | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 60y | Milk | 4.71 % added water | Withdrawn (Warranty proved) | - | - | ||||
| 34z | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 60y | Milk | Give false warranty to milk vendor | Dismissed | - | — | ||||
| 67A | ,, | 5.18% added water | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 26B | ,, | 10% fat abstracted | Dismissed (Warranty proved.) | — | — | ||||
| 91B | ,, | 6.71% added water | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 92B | ,, | 4% ,, | ,, | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 94B | ,, | 10.59% ,, | Dismissed | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26B | ,, | Give false warranty to milk vendor | ,, | — | — | ||||
| 20D | ,, | 6.94% added water | Fined | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2E | ,, | 5.29% ,, | ,, | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3E | ,, | 7.52% | Adjourned sine die | — | — | ||||
| 22E | ,, | 9.65% | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Committee. | - | - | ||||
| 3F | ,, | 23.3% fat abstracted | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4F | ,, | 26.7% ,, | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 78F | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 54G | ,, | ,, ,, | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 79G | ,, | ,, ,, | ,, | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64G | Coffee | 11.07% chicory | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Committee | - | - | ||||
| 6H | Milk | 2% added water | Withdrawn (Warranty proved.) | - | — | ||||
| 39H | ,, | 3.65% added water | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 58H | ,, | 2.47% ,, | ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 0 | |||