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Stepney 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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LICENSED SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
WHITECHAPEL.
Address and to whom Licensed.
3, High Street—Louisa Wood.
6, High Street—Gabriel Horwitz.
Address and to whom Licensed.
4, High Street—Morris Bosman.
2, High Street—Robert Gower.
52, Cable Street—Charles Pettitt.
LICENSED COW-HOUSES.
WHITECHAPEL.
21, Plack Lion Yard (both sides)
—John Evans.
33, Old Montague Street—Thomas Williams.
Plough Square—Edith Emily Lewis.
Royal Mint Street—John E. Jones.
CHRIST CHURCH.
37, Hanbury Street—David Felix.
Saw Yard—Daniel Barker.
15, Tilley Street—David Felix.
16, Grey Eagle Street—John Jones.
MILE END NEW TOWN.
44, Dunk Street—Samuel Evans. | 64, Pelham Street—Jacob Galinski.
Norton folgate.
7, White Lion Street—Eliza Morgan.
KNACKER'S YARD.
whitechapel.
19, Winthrop Street—Harrison, Barber & Co.
THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The total number of Samples of Food submitted to the Public Analyst for
Analysis during the year 1900 was 141, viz.:—Milk, 64; Bread, 12; Butter,
19; Cheese, 13; Margarine, 12; Condensed Milk, 1; Oatmeal, 5; Lard,
2; Sugar, 2; Sago, 2; Ground Rice, 3; Ale, 3; and Porter, 3.
Of the milks, 10 were of poor quality; 2 were adulterated with 6 and 7
per cent, of water respectively, the vendors of which were cautioned; 1 was
adulterated with 18 per cent, of water, the vendor of which was summoned and
fined £5, and 12/6 costs or one month's imprisonment, the fine and costs were
paid to the Board; I was adulterated with. 6 per cent. of water and deficient in
cream to the extent of 30 per cent, in this case proceedings could not be taken
for the reason that the bottle containing the third portion retained for production
at the Court as required by Sec. 21 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
1875, burst, and the milk was consequently lost.
The condensed milk was condensed machine (or separated) milk; the
vendor was cautioned for not having a label on the tin as required by the Act.
Of the butters, 1 contained a slightly excessive proportion of water; and
1 contained 8 per cent. of water.
The remainder of the Articles were genuine and unadulterated.
The ales and porters were supplied by separate and distinct Brewers, and
were free from arsenic.
During the year copies of the following Notice have been freely distributed
to tradesmen in the District dealing in articles of food, with very good results.
RICHARD SKIDMORE WRACK,
Inspector appointed under the said Acts.