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City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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Name of Article.Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report.Result of Analysis.If any legal prcceodings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state resnlt, showing fines and costs separately.If any U*gal procetdings were instituted under Acts other than the S:ilc of Food <& Drugs Acts, state result. showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as to previous convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
†Milk74416 per cent, of added Water and 12 „ original Fat abstractedFined £10 and£l Is. Costs
*† ”74512 added Water......Vendor re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 747.
† „74716 „ added WaterFined £5 and £1 Is Costs
Butter75790 „ MargarineFined £5 and £1 Is. Costs
„75890 „ MargarineFined 10s. and £1 Is. Costs
*Malt Vinegar800Vinegar other than Malt......Vendor re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 841.
*Compound Liquorice Powder.78148 per cent. added Starch......Cautioned.
*Malt Vinegar795Vinegar other than Malt............Subsequent visit. Wood Vinegar declared.
„ „841„ „ „ „ 10 per cent, deficiency in Acetic AcidFined £1 and 17/6 Costs
Butter843100 per cent. MargarineFined £5 and £1 Is. Costs
„844100 „ „Fined £5 and 21s. Costs
„86190 „ „Fined £1 and 17/6 Costs
*†Milk87220 ,, added Water•••...Vendor re-sampled, Same Vendor as Nos.881 and 884.
*† „8745 „ „ „ and 3 „ of original Fat abstracted......V endor re-sampled, Same Vendor as No. 885.
*† „88118 „ added Water......Vendor re-samp)ed, Same Vendor as
*† „88415 „ „ „Fined £5 and £1 Is CostsNos. 872 and 884.
*† „88510 „ „ „Fined £2 and 17/6 Costs

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*Samples taken informally. †All samples free from boric acid and formaliu.
ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH.
These Buildings, erected by the late Commissioners of Sewers and opened in
January, 1885, stand upon ground formerly the site of several courts and alleys in
the Ward of Portsoken.
There are five " blocks " of Dwellings, severally named King's, Queen's,
Prince's, North, and South, designed for occupation by persons of the artizan class,
some of the ground floors being let as shops. The Buildings contain 501 rooms,
arranged in 241 tenements, and are occupied by 805* persons, compared with 799 in
1919. 71 per cent, are adults and 29 per cent, children (under 14 years).
* persons sleeping on the premises.