Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920.

  • Bethnal Green (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
1921
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Credit: Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    38 39 Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.—Continued. If any legal pro ceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. 4 If any legal pro ceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. 5 If no legal proceedings were institu ted. state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. 6 Indenti fication Number given to the sample. 2 Remarks on any point of special interest. 8 Information, if any, as to previous convictions 7 Result of Analysis. 3 Name of Article. 1 Milk No. 369 Found to be 16 per cent. deficient in fat. Vendor fined £15. Costs, £5 .. .. 16th March, 1916. Vendor fined 18s., costs £1 1s , for selling milk 32 per cent deficient in fat .. 5th September, 1917. Fined £10, costs £2 2s., for obstructing Inspector in the course of his duties. 14th March, 1918. Fined £18, costs £2, for selling milk 12 per cent. deficient in fat. .. .. .. .. Milk 394 Contained 5 per cent. of added water. No prosecu tion in view of warning notice to purchaser exhibited in shop. Raspberry Jam „ 461 Contained 50 per cent. apple pulp. .. .. .. .. No action taken in consequence of nature of article demanded being in doubt. Milk „ 488 .. .. .. Contained 8½ per cent. of added water. Vendor fined £40. Costs £10. 15 April, 1920. Vendor fined £2, costs £1 1s., on each of four summonses for selling milk deficient in fat. do Found to be 16 per cent deficient in fat. .. .. .. 513 Vendor fined £1. Costs, £1 1s. .. „ 538 .. Vinegar Contained 15 per cent. of added water. Vendor fined £1. Costs, £1 1s. .. .. .. do. „ 548 Contained 10 per cent. of added water. Vendor fined £2. Costs, £2 2s. .. .. .. 8th May, 1913. Vendor fined 10s., costs 12s. 6d., for selling glycerine containing 35 per cent. sugar. 4th August, 1913. Fined 5s., costs 12s. 6d., for selling vinegar 55 per cent. deficient in acetic acid. .. do. 567 Contained 17 per cent. of added water. Vendor fined £5 Costs, £2 2s. .. .. ..
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