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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
Bethnal Green 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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| Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of the Analysis, showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | OBSERVATIONS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk No. 1/34 | By Inspector for Vestry | Contained 20 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |
| ditto No.1/35 | ditto | Contained 20 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £5 and costs. |
| ditto No.1/36 | ditto | Genuine | Of very good quality. |
| ditto No. 1/37 | ditto | ditto | |
| ditto No.1/38 | ditto | ditto | Of very good quality. |
| ditto No. 1/39 | ditto | ditto | |
| ditto No. 1/40 | ditto | ditto | Of very poor quality. |
| ditto No.1/41 | ditto | ditto | Of very good quality. |
| ditto No. 1/42 | ditto | ditto | |
| ditto No. 1/43 | ditto | One-third of the cream had been abstracted. | No prosecution undertaken. |
| ditto No. 1/44 | ditto | Contained 15 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £3 and costs. |
| ditto No. 1/45 | ditto | Genuine | |
| ditto No. 2/59 | ditto | Contained 6 per cent. of added water | Vendor cautioned. |
| ditto No. 2/60 | ditto | Contained 30 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £3 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/61 | ditto | Contained 20 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £1 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/62 | ditto | Contained 17 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £1 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/63 | ditto | Contained 10 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £10 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/64 | ditto | Contained 6 per cent. of added water | Vendor cautioned. |
| ditto No.2/65 | ditto | Genuine | |
| ditto No.2/66 | ditto | ditto | |
| ditto No. 2/67 | ditto | Contained 19 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/68 | ditto | Genuine | |
| ditto No. 2/69 | ditto | Contained 14 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £7 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/70 | ditto | Genuine | |
| ditto No. 2/71 | ditto | ditto | Of very good quality. |
| ditto No. 2/72 | ditto | Contained 20 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |
| ditto No. 2/73 | ditto | Genuine |
Total number of Samples Analysed during the Quarter. 27: total number of Samples Adulterated. 13.
AT.F- W STOKES Public Analyst.