[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XXXIX.—TAe Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. Samples purchased, adulterations, and proceedings taken in 1913. Milk ... . Number of Samples purchased . 421 found to be genuine ... ... ... [ 383 1 , found to be adulterated with water 13 1 found to be deficient in fat 23 t 1 i 1 1 ! 1 ] found to contain a preservative ... Result of proceedings.—Fines imposed—Two, £1 10s. each ; one, £5 and 8s. costs ; one £5 and 7s. costs ; three £2 (in costs) each ; nine ^£1 each ; two ^£3 each ; three, £2 10s. each ; two, £\ and 8s. costs each ; one, £1 and 15s. costs. Six cases were withdrawn on payment of costs amounting to a total of £5 9s ; five cases were dismissed on payment of costs amounting to £3 16s. ; one case was dismissed on a warranty ; one case was i withdrawn ; and in one case a letter of caution was sent. One vendor was fined 10s. for refusing to sell a pint of milk to the inspector. 2 Butter. Number of Samples purchased . 85 I 1 i ,, ,. found to be adulterated Result of proceedings.—Fines imposed—One, ^£1 and 10s. costs ; one 10s. and 3s. 6d. costs. 2 Cheese . Number of Samples purchased and found to be genuine 18 Margarine . Number of Samples purchased and found to be genuine 5 Whisky. Number of Samples purchased and fomid to be genuine 29 1 Rum . Number of Samples purchased . 24 ,, ,, found to be genuine 23 ,, found to be adulterated ... . Result of proceedings.—Fine imposed, 17s. (in costs). 1 1 i Gin . Number of Samples purchased 22 ,, ,, found to be genuine 21 ,, ., found to be adulterated A letter of caution was sent to the vendor of the adulterated sample. 1 Compound Liquorice Powder . Number of Samples purchased 20 ,, ,, found to be genuine 19 ,, ,, found to be adulterated Result of proceedings.—Fine imposed, ;£1 (in costs). 1 Camphorated Oil Number of Samples purchased and found to be genuine 14 Pepper . Number of Samples purchased and found to be genuine 1 Lard . Number of Samples purchased 20 1 found to be genuine 19 ! ! 1 ,, ,, found to be of inferior quahty . 1 I 1 Sweet Spirit of Nitre Number of Samples purchased 16 ; ,, ,, found to be genuine 11 found to be not of required strength 4 i found to be of inferior quality : Result of proceedings.—Pines imposed—two, 10s. each ; one, i 15s. 6d. ; one, 17s. i 1 1 1 Brandy . 1 Number of Samples purchased and found to be genuine 5 Ground Ginger Number of Samples purchased and found to be genuine 1 3 During the year 23 informal samples were taken, with the following results :—One sample of milk, two of butter, six of pepper, five of cheese and one of honey were found to be genuine. A sample of sweet nitre elixir was found to consist of glycerine, potassium nitrite and paraldehyde. A sample of nitre sweating mixture was found to consist of sugar, potassium nitrite and paraldehyde. Samples of potted ham and tongue, potted salmon and shrimp and potted beef were found to be free from preservatives. Samples of potted meat, potted brawn and shrimp paste were each found to contain a boron preservative to the extent of 0 -5, 0 -48 and 1 -41 per cent, respectively. In three cases cowkeepers from whom the inspector had obtained samples, asked that special samples should be taken direct from the cows. In two of these cases the cows of the farm were found to be giving poor milk, and as a result the proceedings were withdrawn and certain advice was given by the Corporation's Veterinary Surgeon for the purpose of improving the quality of the milk. In the third case the “ appeal to the cow” confirmed the fact that the samples obtained in the street had been watered, and the defendant was fined £3, including costs, in respect of each of the samples. Proceedings were taken against one vendor for an offence under the Margarine Act for exposing for sale margarine not so labelled and a fine of 14s. including costs, was imposed.