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St James's 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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FOOD ANALYSIS.
SALE OP FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1875.
REPORT UPON ARTICLES ANALYSED
DURING THE YEAR 1884,
made to the
Vestry of St. James's, Westminster,
by
JAS. EDMUNDS, M.D., M.R.C.P. Lond., F.H.M.S., F.C.S.,
Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for St. James's, Westminster.
Rev. Sir and Gentlemen,
During the year 1884, under the provisions of the
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, 81 samples were
examined, all being procured for examination by the Vestry
Officers.
In the course of the year 49 specimens of milk have been
examined. Eight of the vendors were prosecuted, and fined
sums varying from five shillings to five pounds and costs.
Five were warned for the sale of milk adulterated with water
to a smaller extent. In one case, where the milk was
adulterated with 35% of water, the defendant first appealed
to Somerset House, and then, when the analysis was confirmed,
escaped on the ground that he was the manager and
not the real owner. It was then too late to institute proceedings
against the person who appeared as owner.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Underground Rooms or Cellars cleared of Occupants, under the 103rd Section of the Act 18 and 19 Victoria, cap. 120.
| 4 Archer street | 1 Marlborough row, two rooms |
| 15 „ „ | 2 ,, ,, ,, |
| 1 Angel court, Gt. Windmill street | 3 „ „ „ |
| 4 Angel court, Gt. Windmill street, | 4 ,, ,, |
| two rooms | 5 ,, „ |
| 5 Angel court, Gt. Windmill street | 6 ,, „ |
| 6 „ „ | 7 „ „ |
| 8 ,, ,, „ | 9 „ „ |
| 7 Bentinck street | 10 ,, ,, ,, |
| 10 „ „ | 10 Marshall street |
| 16 Berwick street | 11 „ „ |
| 18 „ „ | 25 „ ,, |
| 26 „ „ | 29 „ „ |
| 28 „ „ | 44 „ „ |
| 29 „ „ | 47 „ „ |
| 30 „ „ | 8 Marylebone street |
| 36 „ „ | 2 Noel street |
| 39 „ „ | 5 ,, „ |
| 43 ,, „ | 18 New street |
| 45 „ „ | 11 Peter street |
| 49 „ „ | 20 ,, ,, two rooms |
| 50 ,, ,, | 21 „ „ |
| 56 „ „ | 22 „ „ |
| 58 „ „ | 26 „ „ |
| 66A ,, „ | 11 Portland street |
| 89 „ „ | 15 „ „ |
| 95 ,, ,, | 4 Queen's Head court |
| 60 Brewer street | 5 „ „ |
| 4 Broad street | 15 Queen street, Gt. Windmill street |
| 12 „ „ | 31 Rupert street |
| 31 „ „ | 2 Rupert street, Upper |
| 1 Cambridge street | 7 „ „ „ |
| 6 Carnaby street | 1 Smith's court |
| 27 „ „ | 2 „ „ |
| 5 Cross street | 3 ,, ,, |
| 6 ,, front | 6 South row |
| 3 Crown court, Great | 7 „ „ |
| 6 ,, ,, | 7 Sherwood street |
| 3 Cross street | 16 ,, ,, |
| 1 Dufours place | 3 Silver place |
| 9 „ ,, | 8 Windmill street, Little, two rooms |
| 3 Edward street | 9 „ „ „ „ |
| 6 Francis street | 10 ,, ,, ,, „ |
| 7 Green's court | 11 „ „„ „ |
| 3 Heddon court | 14 „ „ „ „ |
| 6 „ „ | 22 ,, ,, ,, ,, |
| 7 ,, ,, | 23 ,, ,, ,, „ |
| 8 „ „ | 24 „ „ „ „ |
| 10 Heddon street | 28 „ „ „ „ |
| 1 Hopkins street, front | 29 „ „ „ „ |
| 9 ,, ,, two rooms | 32 ,, ,, ,, ,, |
| 10 „ „ „ | 31 „ „ „ „ |
| 11 „ „ „ | 24 Windmill street, Great |
| 1 Kemp's court | 18 ,, ,, ,, |
| 2 „ „ | 30 ,, ,, ,, |
| 4 ,, „ | 41 ,, ,, front |
| 7 King street, Golden square | 6 West street |
| 8 „ „ „ „ | 12 „ „ |
| 20 King street, Golden sq., two rooms | 14 „ „ |
| 21 King street, Golden square | 15 „ „ |
| 26 „ „ |