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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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"The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875."— II.
| No. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | RESULT OF ANALYSIS. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | OBSERVATIONS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 585 | Milk | Inspector | Genuine | ... | ... | |
| 586 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ... | |
| 587 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ... | |
| 588 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ... | |
| 589 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ... | |
| 590 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ... | |
| 591 | Milk | do. | Specific Gravity 1.025 | 19 per cent. added water and 60 per cent. of original fat abstracted. | ... | Fined 10s. and 2s. costs. |
| Fat 0.73 per cent. | ||||||
| Solids, not Fat 7.28 „ | ||||||
| Total Solids 8.01 „ | ... | Summons dismissed on ground that guilty knowledge could not be proved. | ||||
| 592 | Milk | do. | Specific Gravity 1.030 | 30 per cent. of original fat abstracted. | ||
| Fat 1.12 percent. | ||||||
| Solids, not Fat 8.82 „ | ||||||
| Total Solids 9.94 „ | ||||||
| 593 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ||
| 594 | Milk | do. | Specific Gravity 1.035 | 21 per cent. of added water. | ... | Fined 20s. and 2s. costs. |
| Fat 1.60 per cent. | ||||||
| Solids, not Fat 9.74 „ | ||||||
| Total Solids 11.34 | ||||||
| 595 | Milk | do. | Genuine | ... | ... | |