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Shoreditch 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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The Pestrg of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditczh, in the Donnty of London.
| 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. | Eesult of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations. | Fee payable Eor Analysing such Article. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| May 7 | J. W. Lear | 77h | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 78h | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 79h | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 80h | Mustard | Genuine | • • • • | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 81h | Mustard | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 8'2h | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 83h | Coffee | Chicory, 3 per cent | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 84h | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 85h | New milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 86h | New milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 87h | New milk | Deficient in butter fat 15 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 88h | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 89h | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 90h | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 91h | Butter | Genuine | Noc decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 92h | Arrowroot | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 93h | Arrowroot | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 94h | Pepper | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 95h | Pepper | Ginger about 4 per cent. | Possibly an accidental admixture. | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 96h | New milk | Added water 28 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 97h | New milk | Water beyond the normal 5 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | 98h | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 99h | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 100h | New milk | Water beyond the normal 5 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 101h | New milk | A minute quantity of boric (boracic) acid, or a preparation thereof. | Not decomposed Not injurious to health. The boric (boracic) acid or preparation thereof has been added as a preservative. | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| £12 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 25.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analysts