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Shoreditch 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch, in the County of London.
SALE OF FOOD AND DEUGS ACT, 1875.
The Report of the Analyst appointed under the above Act for this County, of the number of Articles of Food, Drink, and Drugs, which have been received and Analysed by such Analyst, specifying the nature and kind of Foreign Ingredients detected in such Articles, &c., during the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1895.
| Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed. | Name of Person from whom the Article was reoeived. | Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured. | Article received. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations. | Fines. | Costs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895. | |||||||
| Jan. 29 | C. H. Quelch | M 75 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed. | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 76 | Milk | Added water 12 per cent., also a trace of boracic acid or a preparation thereof | The boracic acid or preparation thereof is an added preservative | £5 | 12/6 |
| „ „ | „ „ | M 77 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 78 | Milk | 5 percent. of water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | .. M 79 .. | Milk | Added water 25 percent. | Not decomposed | £10 | 2/- |
| „ „ | „ „ | .. M 80 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 87 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 88 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 89 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 90 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 91 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 92 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ 30 | „ „ | M 81 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 82 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 83 | Milk | Genuine of low quality | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 84 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 85 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | M 86 | Milk | A trace of boracic acid or a preparation thereof | A milk of low quality; the boracic acid or preparation thereof is an added preservative |