London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Limehouse 1898
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 1898
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| Article. | Extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | Contained at least 5 per cent, of added water | Vendor cautioned. |
| Milk | At least 14 per cent, of cream abstracted | Vendor cautioned. |
| Milk | Contained at least 10 per cent, of added water | Pined £5, and 23s. costs. |
| Milk | Contained at least 33 per cent, of added water | Fined £10, and 23s. costs. |
| Milk | Contained at least 3 per cent, of added water and 10 per cent, of cream abstracted | Vendor cautioned. |
| Milk | Contained at least 4 5 per cent, of added water, and 10 per cent, of cream abstracted | Vendor cautioned. |
| Coffee | Contained 50 per cent, of chicory | Fined 10s., and 23s. costs. |
| Butter | Contained at least 78 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined 30s., and 23s. costs. |
| Butter | Contained at least 84 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £4, and £2 6s. costs. |
Articles Submitted by Ratepayers and Others.
| ARTICLE | EXTENT OF ADULTERKTION | RESULT. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | Contained at least 18.3 per | This was submitted by the |
| cent, of added water | Master of Ratcliff Workhoose. The Magistrate decided that as 3 gallons of milk had been purchased, that quantity ought to have been divided into three, instead of a part of it. Case dismissed. | |
| Butter | Contained at least 40 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £5, and 23s. costs, |
| Butter | Contained at least 60 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £20, and £3 3s. costs. |
| Butter | Contained at least 30 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £2, and 14s. 6d. costs. |