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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| 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 wag procured. | Article received. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign i gredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 7 | Jas. Walter Lear | 50F | Pepper | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 51 | Pepper | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 52 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter-fat, 40 per cent.; water, salt and curd 15 per cent.; butter.fat not more than 45 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 53 | Butter | Foreign fats 55 per cent.; water, salt and curd 16 per cent., butter-fat not more than 29 per | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 54 | Butter | Foreign fats 55 per cent., water, salt and curd 17 per cent., butter-fat not more than 28 per cent. | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | Bread | Genuine | ||
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 56F | New Milk | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 57F | New Milk | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 58F | New Milk | Genuine of low quality | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 59F | New Milk | Genuine of low quality | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 60F | New Milk | Genuine | |
| Dec. 14 | „ „ „ | 6lF | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter-fat 65 per cent., water, curd and salt 17 per cent., butter- fat not more than 18 per cent. | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 62F | Butter | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 63F | Butter | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 64F | Mustard | Wheaten flour 30 per cent, and a minute quantity of turmeric | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 65F | Mustard | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 66F | Bread | Genuine | |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 67f | New Milk | Water beyond the normal 8 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 68F | New Milk | Added water 25 per cent | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | 69F | New Milk | Added water 15 per cent | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ „ | New Milk, | Added water 13 per cent | „ „ |
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 24.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst.