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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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"SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT."
| 38 | |
| Butter | 20 |
| Pepper | 12 |
| Mustard | 9 |
| Bread | |
| Total | 95 |
REMOVAL OF DUST.
The number of dust complaints during the past year and the three previous years are shown in the following table.
| Eastern Division. | Western Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | |
| 1887-8 | 1,247 | 12 | 3 | 2,482 | 13 | 4 |
| 1886-7 | 1,785 | 44 | 1 | 1,942 | 46 | 1 |
| 1885-6 | 2,287 | 7 | 0 | 3,430 | 104 | 2 |
| 1884 5 | 1,538 | 16 | 0 | 2,081 | 15 | 0 |
DISINFECTANTS.
During the months of June, July, August and September, 5 tons of
disinfectants wore given away at the Town Hall to 9412 applicants.
FOOD, condemned and destroyed, being unfit for human consumption
Salt Pork (Sundries)
51 lbs.
Beef and Mutton (Sundries)
28 lbs.
„ (Joints)
1 cwt.
Mackerel
2 trunks.
Oysters
1 sack
Haddocks (wet)
1 trunk
Herrings (wet)
1 „
Eels
l½ cwt.
Crabs
5 „
Rabbits
96 „
Cucumbers
66 „
Strawberries
1 gallon