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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 BY INSPECTORS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C 2 114 | Whisky | W.P. Ensor | Genuine | |
| C 2 115 | Milk | ditto | ditto | |
| C 2 116 | Butter | ditto | ditto | |
| C 2 117 | Whisky | ditto | ditto | |
| C 2 118 | Bread | ditto | ditto | |
| C 2 119 | Milk | ditto | Adulterated with at least 4 per cent. of added water | No action taken |
| C 2 120 | Butter | ditto | Genuine | |
| C 2 121 | Gin | ditto | ditto | |
| C 2 122 | Milk | ditto | Adulterated with at least 7 9 per cent. of added water | Robt. Barfield, 23, Northampton Road. Fined 2s.and 10s.6d. costs |
| C 2 123 | German Sausage | ditto | Genuine | |
| C 2 124 | German Sausage | ditto | ditto | |
| C 2 125 | Brawn | ditto | ditto | |
| 93 | Milk | W.J.Bartlett | ditto | |
| 94 | Butter | ditto | Adulterated with at least 85 per cent. of foreign fat | Vendor had removed before action could be taken |
| 95 | Oatmeal | ditto | Genuine | |
| 96 | Flour | ditto | ditto | |
| 97 | Milk | ditto | Adulterated with at least 11·4 per cent. of added water | H. Sharp, 4, Suffolk Street. Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 98 | Butter | ditto | Genuine | |
| 99 | Black Pudding | ditto | ditto | |
| 100 | Whisky | ditto | ditto | |
| Milk (6th Mar., '97) | Parishioner | Adulterated by addition of at least 13 per cent. of water and by removal of at least 16 per cent. of fat | ||
Total number of Samples analysed dining the Quarter 87
Total number of Samples adulterated 11
JAS. KEAR COLWELL,
April 6th, 1897. Public Analyst.