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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
Clerkenwell 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97
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| No. | Article submitted for Analysis. | By whom the sample was submitted. | Result of Analysis. | OBSERVATIONS BT INSPECTORS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C 2 88 | Whisky | W. P. Ensor | Genuine | |
| C 2 89 | Milk | ditto | Adulterated with at least 17·4 per cent. of added water | Evan Evans, 54, Margaret St. Fined 20s and 12s.6d. costs |
| C 2 90 | Butter | ditto | Genuine | |
| C 2 91 | Mustard | ditto | ditto | |
| 63 | Milk | W.J.Bartlett | ditto | |
| 64 | Butter | ditto | Adulterated with at least 80 per cent. of foreign fat | Richards, 145, Pentonville Rd. Fined 20s. and 12s.6d. costs |
| 65 | Butter | ditto | Adulterated with at least 80 per cent. of foreign fat | Richards, 145, Pentonville Rd. Fined 12s. 6d. and 2s. costs |
| 66 | Milk | ditto | Adulterated by removal of at least 10 per cent. of fat | |
| 67 | Whisky | ditto | Genuine | |
| 68 | Whisky | ditto | ditto | |
| 69 | Milk | ditto | ditto | |
| 70 | Milk | ditto | ditto | |
| 71 | Milk | ditto | Adulterated by addition of at least 6 per cent. of added water and by removal of at least 9 per cent. of fat | Green, 44, Margaret Street. Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs, and 6d. and 2s. |
| 72 | Whisky | ditto | Genuine | |
| 73 | Whisky | ditto | ditto | |
| 74 | Whisky | ditto | ditto | |
| 75 | Lard | ditto | ditto | |
| 76 | Butter | ditto | ditto |
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter 104
Total number of Samples adulterated 25
J. KEAR COLWELL,
January 15th, 1897. Public Analyst.