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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Details are given below with regard to the adulterated formal
samples and the action taken by the Council in respect thereof:—
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| Description. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 Milk | 3.8% added water | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| 8.M Margarine | 0.6% excess water | Vendor warned. |
| 7.K Butter | 1.0% „ „ | No action. |
| 17 ,W Pepper | 1.0% magnesium carbonate | „ |
| 18.W | 3.0% | „ |
| 17.Z Milk | 1.0% added water | Proceedings. Adjourned sine-die. |
| 24 .H Camphorated Oil | 0.7% excess camphor | No action. |
| 1. Y Chopped Meat | Sulphur di-oxide 211 parts per million | Proceedings. Fined £5. Costs £2 2s. |
| 25.N Milk | 0.8% added water | No action. |
| 26.N „ | 4.0% „ | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on payment of 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 10.P „ | 4.9% „ | No action. |
| 11.P „ | 5.3% „ „ | „ |
| 17 .D Jam | 6.9% deficient in soluble solids 11.0% deficient in fruit | Vendor warned. |
| 37 .W Table (Wood) Vinegar | Contradictory description | No action. |
| 17.K Butter | 0.2% excess water | „ |
| 40 .F Milk | 3.3% fat abstracted | Proceedings. Summons withdrawn on payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| 60.N Chopped Meat | Sulphur di-oxide 300 parts per million | Proceedings. Fined £10. Costs £3 3s. |
| 24.K Butter | 0.2% excess water | No action. |
| 45 .M „ | 0.6% „ „ | „ |
| 47 .M „ | 1.0% „ | „ |
| 34.H | 0.6% „ „ | „ |
| 47.0 Self-raising Flour | Poor in available carbon di-oxide | „ |
| 33 .D Jam | 1.5% deficient in soluble solids | Vendor warned. |
There were thus six prosecutions instituted during the year,
resulting in the payment of £24 19s. 6d. in fines and costs.
The average composition of the formal milk samples taken in
1937 is shown in the following table in order that a comparison may
be made with the standard of genuineness accepted by the Ministry
of Agriculture, namely, 3.0 per cent. milk fat and 8.5 per cent,
solids not fat:—