Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Vestry, of St. Giles, Camberwell.
The following comprise \the Quarterly Reports received from
Br. Bernays, as Public Analyst, under the "Adulteration of
Foods "Act, for the year ending Lady Day, 1874 :—
Chemical Laboratory,
St. Thomas's Hospital Medical and Surgical College,
Midsummer, 1873.
To the Chairman of the Vestry, Cambcrwell.
Sir,
I have the honor to present to you my
Reports on the various kinds of Foods which have
been submitted to me for Analysis during the past
quarter. They are written on the forms provided
by the Vestry, and can be referred to by all who are
interested.
It will be seen that I have examined seventyone
specimens, chiefly of Breads.
In sixty-one specimens of Bread, I have only