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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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| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec. | Henry R. Fletcher, Inspector of Nuisances | 87A | Bread | Alumina, equal to 10 grains of alum per 4 lbs. of bread | Not sufficient to injure health |
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 88A | Ditto | Genuine | Not decomposed |
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 89A | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 90A | Coffee | ||
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 91A | French do. | 10 per cent. of chicory | |
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 92A | Mustard | Wheaten flour 20 per cent., and a minute quantity of turmeric | |
| Ditto | Ditto ditto | 93A | Pepper | Genuine |
Total number of Samples Analysed during the Quarter, 7. Containing foreign ingredients, 3.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst.