Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1883
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS' ACT.
List of Articles submitted to the Public Analyst, from April 3rd, 1882, to April 3rd
1883.
Number of
Samples.
Amount of Fines
Costs.
Article.
Genuine.
Adulterated.
33
23
I
Milk
£
s.
d.
11
13
6
10
2
0
0
4
£
s.
d.
6
7
6
1
5
0
Coffee
2
2
1
3
0
1
5
0
Butter
15
12
3
...
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
Bread
5
Flour
4
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Mustard
8
...
...
...
...
8
...
...
...
Pepper
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Lard
1
...
...
...
Arrowroot
1
...
...
...
Cond. Milk
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
74
8
17
6
15
14
16
6
59
The fines and costs recovered under the Sale of Food and Drugs' Act, are paid to
the Vestry's account.
H. THOMAS, Inspector.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS' ACT. List of Articles submitted to the Public Analyst, from April 3rd, 1882, to April 3rd 1883.
Article. | Number of Samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Amount of Fines | Costs. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Milk | 33 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Coffee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Butter | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Bread | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Flour | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Mustard | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pepper | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Lard | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cond. Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
74 | 59 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 6 |