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Bethnal Green 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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Analytical Laboratory,
Vestry Hall, Paddington Green, W.
March 30th, 1893.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.
Gentlemen,
During the quarter ending March 25th, 1893, I have
received from your Inspectors only 10 samples of food for analysis.
These consisted of 6 samples of Milk, and 4 of Butter.
All of them were genuine. One sample of Milk contained 7 per
cent. more than the average proportion of Cream; evidently the
vendor suspected the purpose of the purchase, and contrived to give
the sample an additional supply of Cream.
Two samples of Butter were of suspiciously low quality.
Appending a tabulated list of the articles analyzed,
I remain,
Your obedient Servant,
ALF. W. STOKES, F.C.S., F.I.C.,
Public Analyst.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT (Continued).
| „ No. 2/6 | Inspector for the Vestry | Contained 20 per cent. of water, and had 25 per cent. of cream abstracted | Vendor prosecuted and fined 10s. and costs, |
| „ No. 2/7 | „ „ „ | Contained 12 per cent. of added water | „ „ „ 7s. 6d. „ |
| „ No. 2/8 | „ „ „ | Contained 30 per cent. of added water | „ „ „ 5s. „ |
| „ „ „ | Genuine | ||
| Butter, No. 2/10 | „ „ „ | Contained 75 per cent. of Margarine | Vendor prosecuted and fined £15 and costs. |
| „ No. 2/11 | „ „ „ | Genuine | |
| „ No. 2/12 | „ „ „ | „ | |
| „ No. 2/13 | „ „ „ | Contained 54 per cent. of Margarine | Vendor prosecuted and fined £11 and costs. |
| „ No. 2/14 | „ „ „ | Genuine | |
| Milk, No. 215 | „ „ „ | „ | Of very poor quality. |
| Mustard, No. 2/16 | „ „ „ | „ | |
| Pepper, No. 2/17 | „ „ „ | „ | |
| Mustard, No. 2/18 | „ „ „ | „ | |
| Pepper, No. 2/19 | „ „ „ | „ | |
| Milk, No. 2/20 | „ „ „ | „ | Of very poor quality. |
| „ No. 3/1 | „ „ „ | „ | |
| „ No. 3/2 | „ „ „ | Contained 10 per cent. of water, and had 20 per cent. of cream abstracted | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |
| „ No. 3/3 | „ „ „ | Deprived of 25 per cent. of cream | Vendor cautioned |
| „ No. 3/4 | „ „ „ | Genuine | |
| „ No. 3/5 | „ „ „ | Contained 10 per cent. of added water | Vendor prosecuted and fined £3 and costs. |
| „ No. 3/6 | „ „ „ | Genuine | |
| „ No. 3/7 | „ „ „ | „ |