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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
Camberwell 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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TABLE "B."
SAMPLES ADULTERATED, E TC.
| Serial No. | Article. | Whether Formal, Informal or Private. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Result of Proceedings or other Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1004 | Milk | Formal | 26 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pay £1 14s. costs. | |
| 15 | Do | Do. | 33 Do. Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution of the Public Health committee | |
| 147 | Do | Do. | 27 Do. Do. | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pay 15s. costs. | |
| 148 | Do. | Do. | 6 Do. Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 166 | Do. | Do. | 38 Do. Do. | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | |
| 199 | Do. | Do. | 11 per cent. of added water | - | Do. Do. | |
| 227 | Do. | Do. | 25 Do. Vendor's name and address not on vehicle or receptacle. | 'Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act. Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915. | Fined £5, or one month's imprisonment. Fined 10s., or seven days imprisonment. | Two Summonses. |
| 289 | Do. | Do. | 17 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | - | Vendor fined 5s. and 7s. 6d. costs. | |
| 318 | Do. | Do. | 45 Do. Do. | - | Do. | |
| 357 | Do. | Do. | 13 Do. Do. | Previous convictions. | Vendor lined £5 and £1 1s. costs. | |
| 456 | Do. | Do. | 10 Do. Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 489 | Do. | Do. | 10 Do. Do. | - | Vendor fined 5s. and £1 1s. costs. | |
| 678 | Do. | Do. | 19 Do. Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 791 | Margarine | Do. | Contained 0.31 per cent. Boric Acid. Wrapper enclosing article not stamped in accordance with requirements. | Public Health (Preservative, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925-7 Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1918. | Vendor fined £20 and £3 3s. costs Vendor fined 10s. | Two Summonses. |
| 797 | Do. | Do. | Wrapper enclosing article improperly stamped | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 804 | Do. | Do. | Article enclosed in an unstamped wrapper | - | Do. Do. | |
| 824 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 1011 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pay 5s. costs. | |
| 32 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 68 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 377 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 420 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 473 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Vendor fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs. | |
| 483 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | |
| 485 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 585 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 657 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 733 | Do. | Do. | Do. Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 818 | Beef Sausages. | Do. | Contained Sulphur Dioxide 150 parts per million. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 850 | Do. | Do. | Do. 300 Do. | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pay £5 5s. costs. | |
| 1012 | Do. | Do. | Do. 227 Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 1034 | Do. | Do. | Do. 247 Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 1035 | Do. | Do. | Do. 110 Do. | - | Summons dismissed. Vendor to pav £1 Is. costs | |
| 11 | Do. | Do. | Do. 261 Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 34 | Do. | Do. | Do. 220 Do. | - | Do. Do. | |
| 207 | Do. | Do. | Do. 233 Do. | - | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Com . | |
TABLE "C."
Percentage of adulteration, etc., of Formal samples for the past five years.
Year.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
1929.
Percentage of Adulteration
2.02
3.31
3.13
2.13
4.94
TABLE "D."
Percentage of adulteration of Formal samples of Milk for the past five years.
Year.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
1929.
Percentage of adulteration
1.31
2.25
1.88
.99
2.41