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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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The Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, in the court of London.
| 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. | ||||||
| Mar. 5 | Ambrose W. Stiles | I 56 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 57 | Butter | Foreign fats 80 percent.; water, salt, and curd, 15 percent. Butter fat not exceeding 5 percent | A sample of margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 58 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 59 | Butter | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 60 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 62 | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 63 | New milk | 10 percent. added water | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 64 | New milk | 20 percent. added water | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 65 | New milk | Deficient in butter fat 10 percent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 66 | New milk | 10 percent. added water | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 67 | New milk | Added water 22 percent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mar. 19 | „ „ | I 61 | Butter | Foreign fats 75 percent.; water, salt, and curd, 15 percent. Butter fat not exceeding 10 percent. | A sample of margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 68 | Coffee | Chicory 40 percent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 69 | Coffee | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 70 | Coffee | Chicory 45 percent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 71 | Coffee | Chicory 50 percent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 72 | Coffee | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 73 | Coffee | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 74 | New milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 75 | New milk | Added water 10 percent.; also deficient in butter fat 25 percent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 76 | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 77 | New milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 78 | New milk | Added water 20 percent. | Not decomposed | 0 | l0 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | New milk | 3 percent. of water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mar. 23 | „ „ | I 80 | New milk | Deficient in butter fat 25 per cent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 81 | Bread | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| £ | 13 | 0 | ||||||
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 26.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst.