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 Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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[COPY REGULATIONS.]
REGULATIONS to be observed by the Analyst and the
Inspector appointed for the Parish of St. James and
St. John, Clerkenwell, under the Adulteration of Food,
Drink and Drugs Act.
1.—That the Analyst shall from time to time receive instructions
from, and communicate with, the Sanitary Committee, who
have the general charge of the carrying into operation of the
above Act.
2.—That the Inspector shall be under the control of the Sanitary
Committee, and shall act upon their instructions, and those of
the Analyst given with the sanction of the Committee.
3.—That the Inspector shall attend every day, Sundays excepted,
between the hours of 9 and 10, at the Yestry Hall, 23, Upper
Rosoman Street, to receive from purchasers, any articles of
Food, Drink, or Drugs, purchased within the Parish, that
may be suspected to be adulterated, to be submitted to the
Analyst for analysis.
4.—That whenever a Sample is brought to the Inspector by a
Purchaser, with the above object, such purchaser shall make
a declaration that the article so presented has been purchased
within the said District.
5.—That the Sample when delivered to the Inspector, shall be
properly secured and sealed with the Seals of the Purchaser
and Inspector in the presence of both those persons; that some
distinguishing marks, not including the name of the Seller, be
then affixed to the Sample, and that the marks be entered in a
book to be kept by the Inspector, together with the date, and
such explanation or other information, including the name and
address of the Purchaser, as may serve to identify the Sample
afterwards.