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The report of the Commissioners were laid before the Vestry on the 16th April
1889, and referred to a Committee of the whole Board for consideration and report!
The report of the Committee was laid before the Vestry on the 4th June
1889, and resolutions passed thereon as follows, viz.:—
"Resolved, with reference to clause No. 1 of the conclusions of Mr. Nichols
"and Mr. Murphy as set out in their report, that the Vestry do not increase its
"sanitary staff at present."
"Resolved, that the Medical Officer of Health have control over the Sanitary
"Inspector, and the man appointed to assist in the collection of the dust, and that
" clause No. 2 of the list of duties of the Inspector be amended accordingly."
"Resolved, with reference to clause No. 2. of the summary of the report of
"the Commissioners, that the Sanitary Committee be divided into three sub"committees
to visit the insanitary parts of this Parish, and that the Medical Officer
"of Health and the Sanitary Inspector accompany such sub-committee with the
"view of having the necessary sanitary works carried out,''
At a Meeting of the Vestry held on the 7th May, 1889, it was moved by
Mr. Churchwarden Smith, seconded by Mr. Mabbs, and unanimously
"Resolved, that the best thanks of this Vestry be given to Mr. John Bulmer
"and Dr. William Astley Cooper for the services rendered by them to the Vestry
"on the occasion of the inquiry recently held by Mr. Cubitt Nichols and Mr.
"Shirley Murphy into the sanitary condition of this Parish. '
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875.
The following is a copy of Dr. Tohn Muter's (the Analvst) Report:—
Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, Surrey,
upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the Quarter ending
30th September, 1888.
Articles
submitted
for
Analysis.
By whom submitted.
Result of Analysis.
The sum
paid in
respect
of the
Analysis.
Observations.
Ale
Inspector of
Rotherhithe Vestry.
Genuine
10/-
It is to be noted that however much
the Public Analyst may suspect the
addition of water to beer, he has no
power to prove it There is no legal
standard for the strength of beer, and
the only persons who can satisfactorily
make even an attempt to deal with the
matter are the Officers of the Excise,
who have the power to enter the cellars
and seize samples from broken and unbroken
casks of the same delivery.
Brewers will also assist the Excise by
proving the strength of the beer as they
delivered it but, so far as I know, they
decline to thus assist the Parish Officers
in this way, and even if they did, the
vendor could not be made to criminate
himself by showing where he purchased
the article sold.
Ale
ditto
suspected as reduced
by water to some extent
10/-
Milk
ditto
Genuine
10/-
Milk
ditto
ditto
10/-
Milk
ditto
ditto
10/-
Milk
ditto
ditto
10/-
Milk
ditto
ditto
10/-
Milk
ditto
13 % of added water &
1/3 of cream extracted.
10 /-
Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, eight
Dated 3rd October, 1888. (Signed,) JOHN MUtER, I .R.S.L., Public Analyst.