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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
Westminster 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
Proceedings were taken under the above Act and closing
orders obtained in respect of—
Nos. 6 and 7, Frederick-street.
Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Povey's-cottages.
No. 8, Gulston's-cottages.
Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts, and
Unsound Food.
During the year the following samples have been purchased for the purpose of analysis; and in addition two samples of butter were submitted by a parishioner and analysed, and certified as being genuine :—
| Articles Purchased. | No. of Samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Arrowroot | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
| Bread | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
| Butter | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Cocoa (see Vi-Cocoa) | __ | _ | _ | _ | — | ||||
| Coffee | 9 | 8 | 1 | no | action. | ||||
| Flour | 3 | 3 | _ | — | — | ||||
| Ice-creams | 6 | 6 | _ | — | — | ||||
| Lard | 3 | 3 | _ | — | — | ||||
| Milk | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| Mustard | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
| Vi-Cocoa | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | ||||
| Whisky (Irish and Scotch) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 97 | 86 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
The following articles were dealt with and destroyed during
the year as being unfit for human consumption:—
4,368 lbs. of lamb.
515 lbs. of beef and one hind-quarter of beef.
120 lbs. of mutton.
44 lbs. of veal.
65 lbs. of turbot.
3 trunks of soles.
1 trunk of mixed fish.
3 trunks of plaice.
1 barrel of herrings.
2 boxes of kippers.
4 boxes of fish roe.
4 trunks of mackerel.
16 baskets of cherries.
2 barrels of grapes.
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