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Shoreditch 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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SALE OP FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1875.

The Report of the Analyst appoiuted under the above Act for this County, of the number of articles of Food, Drink, and Drugs, which have been received and analysed by such Analyst, specifying the nature and kindofforeign ingredients detected in such articles, &c., during the Quarter ending the 31st day of December, 1898.

Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Fines and Costs imposed.Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any).Observations.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
1898.£s.d.£s.d.
Oct. 5C. H. QuelchS 94Milk5 per cenc. of water beyond the normalNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „S 95Milk3 per cent, of water beyond the normalNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 1MilkGenuineNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 2MilkGenuineNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 3MilkGenuineNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 4MilkGenuineNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 5Milk5 per cent. of water beyond the normalNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 6MilkGenuineNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 7MilkGenuineNot decomposed0100
„ „„ „T 8Condensed MilkMilk sugar 16.5 per cent., butter fa t 0.7 per cent. mineral matter 4 6 per cent. casein, albumen, &c., 11.4 per cent. cane sugar 42.2 per cent. water 24.6 per cent.Labelled "The Family Brand," " Separated Milk." Each half-pint tin has been made from approximately two pints of separated milk,i.e..milk from which about 90 per cent, of the fat has been abstracted0100