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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 1890
[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 was procured. | Article received. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations. | Fee payable for Analysing such Article. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| Aug. 27 | James W. Lear | 1j | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 2j | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 3j | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 4j | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 5j | Pepper | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 6j | Pepper | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 7j | Mustard | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 8J | Mustard | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 9j | New milk .. | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 10j | New milk .. | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 11j | New milk .. | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 12j | New milk .. | 3 per cent, water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 13j | New milk .. | 4 per cent, water beyond the normal . | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sept. 4 | Ambrose W. Stiles | 14j | Fine oatmeal | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 15j | Fine oatmeal | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 16j | Flaked cocoa | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 17j | Flaked cocoa | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 18j | Arrowroot | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 19j | Arrowroot | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 20j | Lard | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 21j | Lard | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 22j | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 23j | New milk .. | Added water 20 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 24j | New milk .. | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 25j | New milk .. | Added water 35 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 26j | New milk .. | Water beyond the normal, 5 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 27j | New milk .. | Added water 20 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 £13 | 10 10 | 0 0 |
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 27.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst.