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Shoreditch 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 25th day of March, 1891.
| 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. | ||||||
| Mar. 5 | Ambrose W. Stiles | 56j | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 57j | Butter | Foreign fats 80 per eent.; water, salt, and curd, 15 per cent. Butter fat not exceeding 5 per cent | A sample of margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 58j | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 59j | Butter | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 60j | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 62j | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 63j | New milk | 10 per cent, added water | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 64j | New milk | 20 per cent, added water | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 65j | New milk | Deficient in butter fat 10 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 66j | New milk | 10 per cent, added water | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 67j | New milk | Added water 22 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mar. 19 | „ „ | 61j | Butter | Foreign fats 75 per cent.; water, salt, and curd, 15 per cent. Butter fat not exceeding 10 per cent | A sample of margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 68j | Coffee | Chicory 40 per cent. | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 69j | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 70j | Coffee | Chicory 45 per cent. | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 71j | Coffee | Chicory 50 per cent | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 72j | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 73j | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 74j | New milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 75j | New milk | Added water 10 per cent.; also deficient in butter fat 25 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 76j | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 77j | New milk | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 78j | New milk | Added water 20 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 79j | New milk | 3 per cent, of water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mar. 23 | „ „ | 80j | New milk | Deficient in butter fat 25 per cent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 81j | Bread | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| £13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 26.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst.