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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
Shoreditch 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending 29th September, 1877.
EEPORTS OF THE ANALYST.
Made Pursuant to the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875.
| Date of reccipt by Analyst of the Artice to be Analysed. | Name of Person from whom the Article was received. | Number marked on the Parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the Name of the Person from whom it was procured. | Article. | Result of Analyst specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any.) | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Sept. | Henry Richard Fletcher.. | Fines. 144 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 145 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed | |
| „ | „ „ | (20/) 147 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Alum, 10 grains per 2 lbs. of bread | Not decomposed Injurious to health |
| „ | „ „ | 148 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 149 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 150 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Alumina, o-oo6 per cent. | Not Injurious Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 151 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 152 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | (20/) 153 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Alum, 15 grains per 2 lbs. of bread | Not decomposed Injurious to health |
| „ | „ „ | 154 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 155 | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| 15th Sept. | Henry Richard Fletcher, | Bread, 10-ozs | Alum, 20 grains per 2 lbs. of bread | Not decomposed Injurious to health | |
| „ | „ „ | 157 | Bread, 10-ozs | Alum, 17 grains per 2 lbs. of bread | Not decomposed Injurious to health |
| „ | „ „ | Bread, 2/3 lb | Genuine | Not decomposed | |
| „ | „ „ | 159 | Milk, 6-ozs | Possibly genuine of very low quality | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | Milk, 6-ozs | Possibly genuine of very low quality | Not decomposed | |
| „ | Milk, 6-ozs | Added water 38 per cent | Not decomposed |