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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
Deptford 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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A ction T aken in regard to F ormal S amples P urchased
during the Y ear 1932.
| Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| gk | Milk | 6 per cent, added water | 1 | 1 | 0 | Summons dismissed on payment of costs | |||
| 4TM | Milk | 6 per cent. milk fat abstracted | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | Summons dismissed on payment of costs | ||
| 2 Y | Milk | 7 do. do. | - | - | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 5 Y | Milk | 1 do. do. | - | - | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 8 a | Milk | 2 per cent. added water | - | - | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 12 A | Milk | 7 per cent. milk fat abstracted | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | Summons dismissed on payment of costs | ||
| .127 Y | Milk | 32 do. do. | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | Summons dismissed on payment ot costs | ||
| 393 Y | Gin | Excessive water 0.76 per cent. | - | - | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 396 Y | Gin | Excessive water 14.7 per cent. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| 399 Y | Gin | Excessive water 2.9 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
A ction T aken in regard to I nformal S amples.
| Sample No | Article | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 y | Mushrooms in Butter | Copper, 0.105grs. per lb. | Importers notified. Cooking in copper pans discontinued. |
| 115 y | Solidified Grape Juice | Sulphur Dioxide, 355 parts per million in excess of maximum for solid glucose, viz., 70 parts per million | M.O.H. of area to which goods consigned, notified. |
| 157 y | Milk | 9 per cent. milk fat abstracted | Formal samples subsequently taken. |
| 165 y | Milk | 7 per cent. added water | o o q |
| 243 y | Milk | 3 per cent. added water | o -a o q |