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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 March, 1880.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 3rd | Alfred Parish, 21, Lillington street, Pimlico | a 13 | Milk | Deficient in butter fat to the extent of 86 per cent. | Not decomposed Possibly the genuine milk of an ill-fed animal. Fee paid |
| Mar. 18th | Henry Richard Fletcher | 55 a | Milk | Added water 30 per cent. and 30 per cent. butter fat deficient | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 56 a | Milk | Added water 20 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 57 a | Milk | Added water 27 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 58 a | Milk | Added water 15 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 59 a | Milk | Genuine, but poor in cream | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 60 a | Rum | Genuine | Strength 24.6 per cent. under proof |
| „ | „ „ | 61 a | Bread | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 62 a | Bread | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 63 a | Bread | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| Mar. 19th | „ „ | 66 a | Milk | Added water 12 per cent | Not decomposed |
| „ | „ „ | 67 a | Milk | Added water 16 per cent | Not decomposed |
| Mar. 20th | „ „ | 64 a | Coffee | Genuine | |
| „ | „ „ | 65 a | Sugar | Genuine |
Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 14.
THOMAS STEVENSON, Analyst.