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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending 25th December, 1879.
| Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article 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 received. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 22nd | Henry R. Fletcher, Inspector. | 43 a | Milk | Added water 13 per cent. | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 44 a | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 45 a | Milk | Added water 28 per cent. | Not decomposed |
| Dec. 20th | „ „ | 47 a | Milk | Added water 12 per cent. | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 48 a | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| Dec. 23rd | „ „ | 49 a | Gin | Water over and above that contained in 35 per cent. under proof gin, 3 -4 per cent | Strength 38.4per cent. under proof, sweetened |
| „ | „ „ | 50 a | Gin | Water over and above that contained in 35 per cent. under proof gin, 1.8 percent | Strength 36.8 per cent. under proof, sweetened |
| „ | „ „ | 51 a | Gin | Water over and above that contained in 35 per cent. under proof gin, 1.2 per cent | Strength 36.2 per cent. under proof, sweetened |
| „ | „ „ | 52 a | Gin | Genuine | Strength 33.7 per cent. underproof, sweetened |
| „ | „ „ | 53 a | Gin | Genuine | Strength 30.9 per cent. under proof, sweetened |
| „ | „ „ | 54 a | Gin | Genuine | Strength 30½ per cent. under proof, sweetened |
Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 11.
THOMAS STEVENSON, Analyst.