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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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sale in Scawfell Street. A summons was taken out, but the address given was a false
one, so it could not be served. A warrant was subsequently issued but the man
could not be traced.
The 26 whiting were seized at No. 36, Harwar Street, where they were in course
of preparation for sale by frying, the premises being used as a fried fish shop. The
person in whose possession they were was convicted and fined, as previously stated.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The reports of the Public Analyst, Mr. H. G. Harrison, M.A., show that during
the year 578 samples were submitted for analysis under the above Acts, a number
which gives a rate of approximately 5 samples per 1,000 inhabitants.
The results of the year's work are summarised in the following table:—
| Quarter of theyear 1910. | Number of Samples taken. | Number of Sample# Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | N umber of Prosecutions Instituted. | Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c. | Prosecutions proceeded with. | Number of succeseful Prosecutions. | Fines and Costs. | Amount paid to Analyst for samples analysed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||||
| 1st. | 134 | 43 | 32.0% | 22 | — | 20 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd. | 131 | 30 | 22.1 % | 8 | — | 8 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 0 |
| 3rd. | 161 | 24 | 14.92% | 12 | — | 12 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 10 | 0 |
| 4th. | 152 | 36 | 23.6% | 23 | — | 20 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 0 |
| Total for Year | 578 | 133 | 23.0% | 65 | — | 60 | 49 | 93 | 17 | 6 | 279 | 5 | 0 |
The samples included 348 of milk, 130 of butter, 22 malt vinegar, 13 tea dust,
8 margarine, 20 coffee, 4 cocoa, 2 chicory, 4 pepper, 2 lard, 3 tea, 6 ale, 5 tinned
salmon, 3 pickled cabbage and 1 each of piccallili, mixed pickles, cayenne pepper,
olive oil, pork pie, steak pie, sausage and brawn.
Of the samples of milk 89 or 25 5 per cent, were found to be below the standard
of the Board of Agriculture, as compared with 16.8 per cent, in 1909, 17.8 in 1908,
23.2 in 1907, 27.9 in 1906, 20.5 in 1905, 23.5 in 1904, and 22.0 in 1903. In the sub-