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Limehouse 1897
Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1897
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THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS' ACT.
The total number of articles analysed during the year was
135; of which 129 were submitted by the Inspectors, and 9 by
residents and others. This number consisted of 57 milks, 24
butters, 7 coffees, 1 mixed pickles, 7 mustards, 6 whiskies, 2 gins,
2 rums, 1 limewater, 7 peppers, 9 flours, 9 breads, 3 oatmeals.
Of these 43 milks, 6 coffees, the mixed pickles, 19 butters,
7 mustards, 6 whiskies, 2 grins, 7 peppers, a flours, 9 breads.
3 oatmeals and 1 rum were genuine.
| Articles. | Extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | Adulterated with 17 per cent. of water | Fined 30s., and 23s. costs. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 17 per cent. of water | Fined 30s., and 23s. costs. |
| Coffee | Adulterated with 50 per cent. of Chicory | Fined 30s., and 23s. costs. |
| Limewater | Deficient in lime to the extent of 24.4 per cent.. | Cautioned. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 5 per cent. of water | Cautioned by the Magistrate. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 5 per cent. of water | Cautioned by Magistrate, but had to pay cost of summons. |
| Butter | Contained 82 per cent. of foreign fat | Proceedings not taken on account of death of Public Analyst. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 9 per cent. of water | Ditto. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 11 per cent. of water | Fined 30s. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 13 per cent. of water | Fined 20s. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 13 per cent. of water | Fined 10s. |
| Milk | Adulterated with 9 per cent. of water | Summons dismissed, sold under a warranty. |
| Butter | Contained 99 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined 20s., and 23s. costs. |
| Butter | Contained 80 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined 20s., and 23s. costs. |