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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
Rotherhithe 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Details showing numbers infringing in respect to :—
No. of
cases met
with
remedied.
None Notification of Change of Master None
None Registration None
One Absence of Certificate (Master had it with him ashore) One
None Certificate not identifying Owner with Boat None
None Marking None
None Overcrowding None
one Partition (Reg. 8 b. ii.) None
None Females over 12 Improperly Occupying None
None Cleanliness None
None Painting None
None Ventilation None
None Dilapidation None
None Removal of Bilge Water None
None Without Pump None
None Refusal of Admittance of Inspector None
One No proper Water Vessel (Lost in coming down the River) One
None Without requisite Double Bulkheads None
None Non-notification of Infectious Disease None
None Number of Boats detained for Cleansing (not for I. D.) None
Two Total cases met with. Total cases remedied Two
Number of Legal Proceedings taken None
Number of Printed Notice Forms issued One
Number of Notices attended to One
Number still corresponding about None
Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Kotherhithe, London, upon the articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending the 30th September, 1897.
| Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of the Analysis, showing whether the sample was genuine or adulterated, and, if adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Inspector of Vestry | Genuine | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. (poor) | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. (very poor) | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Butter | A member of the public | 95 per cent, of Margarine | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Ditto | Do. | |
| Do. | Inspector of Vestry | Genuine | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Margarine | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Butter | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Margarine | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Cheese | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Butter | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Margarine | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Milk | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Butter | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Cocoa | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Skim Milk | Do. | 28 percent. of water | Do. | |
| Gin | Do. | Genuine | Do. | |
| Rum | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Gin | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Skim Milk | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Cocoa | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Mustard | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Milk | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Margarine | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Milk | Do. | Do poor | Do. | |
| Butter | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Cocoa | Do. | 80 Per cent of Starch and Sugar | Do. | |
| Milk | Do. | Genuine (poor) | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | These results show a marked improvement in the food supply, the percentage of impurity being exactly half of what it was in the corresponding quarter of last year. |
| Margarine | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Skim Milk | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Margarine | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Skim Milk | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Flour | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Milk | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, 48. | ||||