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Whitechapel 1893
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1893 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the tenth annual report
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Slaughter
Houses, Cow
Houses and
Milk Shops.
Report. The last-named list is very liable to constant alteration,
and I shall feel obliged to those who can afford
necessary information which will enable me to
correct it from time to time. A copy of such
information shall be forwarded to the London
County Council, with whom rests the duty of
licensing all slaughter-houses, cow-houses and
milk shops.
Bye-Laws.
In the Appendix will be found reprints of the new bye-laws
made by the London County Council, and also by the Whitechapel
District Board of Works, under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891. They have all been
confirmed by the Local Government Board.
The Sale of
Food & Drugs
Act, 1875,
and
The Sale of
Food & Drugs
Amendment
Act, 1879.
Mr. R. S. Wrack, the Inspeftor appointed
under these Adts, has compiled a list of
articles submitted by him to the Public
Analyst during the year 1893. They amounted
to 124 samples. I have summarised the
results as follows:—
I have summarised the results as follows:—
| Nature of Article. | Result of Analysis. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Butter 2 samples Milk 27 ,, | All Genuine. 16 Genuine, 7 Poor, 4 adulterated. | 1 had 12% of added water; I had 9% of added water; I deficient in cream to the extent of 20% ; I to the extent of 25% and had 11% of added water, fined £10. |
| Sugar 16 | All Genuine. | |
| Coffee 6 „ | do. | |
| Drugs 6„ | do. | |
| Flour 25 „ | do. | |
| Bread 25 „ | do. | |
| Sago 9 „ | do. | |
| Oatmeal 8 „ | 7 Genuine. | 1 adulterated with 25% of wheaten flour. |
Mem.:—Where the quality of the article is defective, but is not much adulterated, a caution is
administered to the offender by the Clerk. In other cases where the adulteration is
proved to be excessive, and no extenuating circumstances are present, the offender is
summoned before a magistrate.
I am sometimes questioned upon the number of prosecutions
which take place under the various Acts of Parliament concerned
in the sanitary work of the Board. It may prove interesting to