London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| No. of Sample | Inspector | Article | Adulteration or Offence | Result of Legal Proceedings | Fine | Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | f | s. | d. | |||||
| 3E | A. J. B. | Margarine . | Exposed for sale | Fined | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7S | J. E. T. | Milk | 6.7% fat abstracted | Dismissed (warranty proved) | ||||||
| 14N | W.G. | „ | 4 .12% added water | Ordered to pay | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 16N | W.G. | „ | 2.59% added water | Dismissed | ||||||
| 25 H | R. J. S. | „ | 3.3% fat abstracted | Withdrawn (warranty produced) | ||||||
| 44V | R. H. B | „ | 5 06% added water | do. do. | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1. Milk; and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
| (a) Number of Samples examined for the presence of a Preservative. | (b) Number in which Preservative was reported to he present, and Percentage of Preservative found in each Sample. | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 649 | Nil. |
| Cream | 5 | .26% Boric Acid. |
| .3% Boric Acid. |