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St George (Southwark) 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1896.
Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
I beg to present the following report for the year ending the 31st December,
1896:—
During the year 256 complaints of nuisances have been made and entered in the
official register kept for that purpose.
9 notices have been served in respect of houses and tenements under " the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890."
187 inspectors have been made relating to tenement houses under the "Customs
and Inland Revenue Acts.''
122 inspections have been made of houses newly erected or pulled down to or
below the ground floor, and rebuilt during the year, and
78 water supply certificates have also been granted, under " Section 48 Public
Health (London) Act, 1891," relating to 73 houses and 49 tenements.
Workshops.
338 workshops are now registered, 96 of which have been registered during the
year, and 27 notices served in relation thereto.
ADULTERATION ACTS, 1875—1887.
AND
MARGARINE ACT, 1887.
| Name of Sample. | Margarine | Adulterated. | Unadulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | — | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| „ (deficient in cream) | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bread | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | — | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| Margarine | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Coffee | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Essence of Coffee | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Olive Oil | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cod Liver Oil | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Essence of Lemon | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pepper | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Arrowroot | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 68 | 87 |
The above Table shows 20.6 per cent. of the samples to be to the prejudice of the
Purchaser.