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Shoreditch 1888
[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.
Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending June 24th, 1888.
| 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. | Fee payable for Analysing such Article. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| April 25 | J. W. Lear | 96f | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 97f | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 98f | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 99f | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 100f | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 101f | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ | „ „ | 102f | New Milk | Water beyond the normal 6 per cent. Deficient in butter-fat to the extent of 10 per cent. | „ „ Possibly a genuine milk of very low quality | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| May 31 | „ „ | 1g | Mustard | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 2g | Mustard | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 3g | Mustard | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 4g | Pepper | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 5g | Pepper | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 6g | New Milk | Added water 10 per cent. Deficient in butter-fat 20 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 7g | New Milk | Added water 15 per cent. | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 8g | New Milk | Added water 9 per cent. Deficient in butter-fat 20 per cent. | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 9g | New Milk | Deficient in butter-fat to the extent of 25 per cent. | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 10g | New Milk | Genuine.. | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| June 6 | „ „ | 11g | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 12g | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 13g | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 14g | Butter | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 15g | Coffee | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 16g | Coffee | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 17g | Coffee | Chicory 30 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 18g | Mustard | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 19g | Mustard | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | 20g | New Milk | Water beyond the normal 7 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 21g | New Milk | Genuine | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | 22g | New Milk | Deficient in butter-fat 15 per cent. | „ „ | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 29. THOS. STEVEN80N, Analyst.