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Shoreditch 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS 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 Quarter ending the 30th day of September, 1899.
| Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed. | Name of Person from whom the Article was received. | 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. | Fines and Costs imposed. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations. | Fee payable for Analysing such Article. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | £ s. d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| July 5 | C. H. Quelch | Milk | F2 0 0 ol 3 0 | Deficient in butter fat 13 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | U 92 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | U 93 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | U 94 | Milk | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | U 95 | Milk | 6 per cent. of water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | VI | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 2 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V3 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V4 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 5 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 6 | Butter | F2 0 0 ol 3 0 | Foreign fats,i.e.,fats other than butter fat 75 per cent. Water, salt and curd 17 per cent. Butter fat not exceeding 8 per cent. | A sample of margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 7 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| July 18 | „ „ | V8 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 9 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 10 | Milk | 2 Percent. of water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 11 | Milk | 5 per cent. of water beyond the normal and traces of boracic acid or a preparation thereof. | The boracic acid or preparation thereof is an added preservative | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 12 | Milk | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | V 13 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 14 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | V 15 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |