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Shoreditch 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending 24th June, 1878.
| Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analyzed. | Name of Person from whom the Article was received. | Number marked on the Parcel confining the Article 37 which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the Name of the Person from whom it was procured. | Article received. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any.) | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th June | Henry Richard Fletcher | 171 | Butter | 65 per cent. of fat other than butter fat | Foreign ingredients not injurious to health |
| „ | „ „ | 172 | Butter | 70 per cent. of fat other than butter fat | Ditto |
| „ | „ „ | 173 | Butter | 70 per cent. of fat other than butter fat | Ditto |
| „ | „ „ | 174 | Butter | 70 per cent. of fat other than butter fat | Ditto |
| 20th June | „ „ | 175 | Mustard | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 176 | Arrowroot | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 177 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 178 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 179 | Bread | 0.005 per cent. Alumina, or 3¼ grains per 4 lbs. of bread | Alumina excessive, but not in sufficient quantity to be injurious to health, or to enable me to assert that Alum has been added. |
| „ | „ „ | 180 | Bread | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 181 | Bread | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 182 | Bread | 40 grains of Alum per 4 lbs. of bread | |
| 21st June | „ „ | 183 | Mustard | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 184 | Arrowroot | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 185 | Milk | Possibly genuine, butvery poor quality | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 186 | Milk | Added water 30 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 187 | Bread | 35 grains of Alum per 4 lbs. of bread | Not decomposed Injurious to health |
| „ | „ „ | 188 | Bread | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| 24th June | „ „ | 189 | Butter | 65 per cent. of fat other than butter fat | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 190 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed |
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REPORTS OF THE ANALYST.
Made Pursuant to the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875.
THOMAS STEVENSON, Analyst.