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St George (Southwark) 1897
[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—1897
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Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
I beg to present the following report for year ending the 31st December, 1897:—
During the year 301 complaints of nuisances have been made and entered in the
official register kept for that purpose.
4 notices have been served in respect of 58 houses or tenements under the Housing
of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
587 inspections have been made relating to tenement houses under the Customs
and Inland lievenue Acts.
40 inspections have been made of houses newly erected or pulled down to or below
the ground floor, and rebuilt during the year, and
40 water supply certificates have also been granted under section 48 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to 142 houses and tenements.
Workshops.
446 workshops are now on the register. 43 have been registered during the year,
543 visits have been made, and 47 notices served in relation thereto.
ADULTERATION ACTS, 1875—1887.
and
MARGARINE ACT, 1887.
| Name of Sample. | Margarine | Adul-fcerated. | Unadulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | — | 3 | 48 | 51 |
| „ 2 (deficient in cream) | — | — | — | 2 |
| Butter | — | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| Margarine | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Pepper | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Coffee (labelled as a mixture) | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lucca Oil | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Lard | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whisky (Irish) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rum | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Arrowroot | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Soda Water | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 78 | 92 |
The above Table shows 15.3 per cent. of the samples to be to the prejudice of the
Purchaser.