[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE IXa. Summonses issued under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875—9, and the Margarine Act, 1887, during the year 1897. No. of Sample. Article. Percentage of Adulteration. £ Fines. s. d. Remarks. 3i Milk ... 18% added water , ♦ . 0 IO 0 — 39 Do. ... 22% do. ... 0 IO 0 4i Do. ... 10% do. 0 IO 0 118 Do. ... 27% do. 5 O 0 Second conviction CO CO HH Do. ... 18% do. 10 O 0 Fourth conviction 217 Do. ... 18% do. ... 2 O 0 is l-H 00 IO 0 The Margarine Act, 1887. 19 Butter ... 59% foreign fat . . . 0 5 0 28 Do. ... 7i% do. ... 10 0 0 Second conviction 38 Do. 88% do. ... 2 0 0 42 Do. ... 52% do. 5 0 0 Wholesale dealers 64 Do. ... 80% do. 0 1 0 156 Do. ... 82% do. 1 0 0 158 Do. 73% do. 5 0 0 l8o Do. ... 73% do. ... 2 0 0 199 Do. ... 77% do. 10 0 0 Second conviction £53 16 0