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Whitechapel 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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LICENSED SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
WHITECHAPEL.
Address. To whom Licensed. Address To whom Licensed.
3, High Street Lousia Wood. 4, High Street Morris Bosnian.
6, „ Gabriel Horwitz. 2, „ Robert Gower.
27, „ Thomas Kefford. 52, Cable Street Charles Pettitt.
LICENSED COW-HOUSES.
WHITECHAPEL.
21, Black Lion Yard 33, Old Montague St., Thomas Williams,
(both sides) John Evans. Plough Square Edith Emily Lewis
Royal Mint Street John E. Jones.
CHRIST CHURCH.
Saw Yard Daniel Barker. 15, Tilley Street David Felix.
37, Hanbury Street David Felix. 16, Grey Eagle Street, James Webb.
MILE-END-NEW-TOWN.
44, Dunk Street Samuel Evans. 64, Pelham Street Jacob Galinski.
21, Spital Street William E. Davies.
NORTON FOLGATE.
7, White Lion Street Eliza Morgan.
THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The total number of Articles of Food submitted to the Public Analyst foi
Analysis during the year, 1898, was 129, viz.:—Milk, 83; Flour, 9; Bread, 9;
Butter, 6; Oatmeal, 10; Ground Rice, 3; Sago, 3; Ice Cream, 4; and Lemon
Ice, 2.
Six Milks and one Butter were adulterated.
The following are the Particulars.
| Articles. | Extent of Adulteration. | Date of hearing of Summons. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk. | Adulterated with 9 per cent. of water | 1st March. | Fined £2. |
| Milk. | Adulterated with 5 per cent. of water | Not Summoned. | Cautioned. |
| Butter. | Adulterated with 96 per cent. of foreign fat. | 29th March. | Fined £3. |
| Milk. | Adulterated with 29 per cent. of water. | 23rd May. | Fined £2 & 12/6 costs. (Second offence). |
| Milk. | Adulterated with 5 per cent. of water | Not Summoned. | Cautioned. |
| Milk. | Adulterated with 10 per cent. of water. | 28th July. | Fined 5/6 & 14/6 costs. |
| Milk. | Adulterated with 18 per cent. of water. | 30th December. | Fined £1 8s. & 2/- costs. |
RICHARD SKIDMORE WRACK, Inspector
Appointed under the said Acts.