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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
Shoreditch 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| 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. | ||||
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| Nov. 25 | C. H. Quelch | 37 A | Milk 6 ozs. | CO | 12 | 6 | Milk, 95 per cent. Added water, 5 per cent.—100. This opinion is based upon the fact that the sample contained 8 02 per cent. only of milk solids, other than milk fat, instead of 8.5 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| ” ” | ” ” | 38 A | Milk 6 „ | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ” ” | ” ” | 39 A | Milk 6 „ | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Nov. 28 | ” ” | 40 A | Milk 6 ,, | f5 Cl | 0 | 0 | Milk, 79 per cent. Added Water 21 per cent.—100, This opinion is based upon the fact that the sample contained 6.73 per cent. only of milk solids other than milk fat, instead of 8.5 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| ” ” | ” ” | 41 A | Milk 6 „ | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| ” ” | ” ” | 42 A | Milk 6 „ | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| ” ” | ” ” | 43 A | Coffee¾ „ | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| ” ” | ” ” | 44 A | Coffee ¾ „ | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| ” ” | ” ” | 45 A | Coffee ½ „ | f5 c1 | 0 8 | 0 0 | Chicory, 45 per cent. Coffee, 55 per cent.—100 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| ” ” | ” ” | 46 A | B,utter 2 „ | f1 c0 | 0 12 | 0 6 | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fats, 85 per cent. Water, salt and curd, 12 per cent. Butter fat not exceeding 3 per cent.—100. | A sample of margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| ” ” | ” ” | 47 A | Butter 1¾ „ | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | n | |||
| ” ” | ” ” | 48 A | Butter 1¾ „ | Genuine | Not decomposed . | 0 | 110 | 0 | |||
| Dec. 17 | ” ” | 49 A | Butter 1½ ,, | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| ” ” | ” ” | 50 A | Butter 1½ ,, | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ” ” | ” ” | 51 A | Butter 1½ ,, | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ” ” | ” ” | 52 A | Butter l½ ,, | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ” ” | ” ” | 53 A | Butter 1½ | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ” ” | ” ” | 54 A | Butter 1½ | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||