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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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REPORTS OF THE ANALYST,
Made pursuant to the "Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875."
| Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to bo 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June | Henry R. Fletcher, Inspector of Nuisances | 1 | Milk | Contained 6 per cent. of water beyond the normal | None of the samples so altered in constitution as to interfere with the Analysis. | |
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 1 | Ditto | Genuine | ||
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 4 | Bread | Ditto | ||
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 1 | Gin | Contained 1 per cent. excess of water, and 36 per cent. under proof | ||
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 1 | Genuine, 17¾ per cent. under proof strength | |||
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 1 | Brandy | Genuine, 16¼ per cent. under proof strength | ||
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 2 | Whisky | Genuine, 19¾ and 22 per cent. respectively under proof strength | ||
Total number of Samples Analysed during the Quarter, 11. THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst.