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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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Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 24th day of June, 1891—continued.
| 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 kin of foreign ingredient detected in such article (if any). | Observations. | Fee payable for analysing such article | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| June 4 | A. W. Stiles | 191 | New milk | Added water 24 per cent., deficient in butter fat 20 percent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 92 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 93 | Coffee | Genuine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 94 | New milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 95 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 96 | New milk | Added water 6 percent., deficient in butter fat 15 percent. | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| June 18 | „ „ | I 97 | New milk | 4 per cent, water beyond the normal | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 98 | Coffee | Chicory 25 percent | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 99 | New milk | Added water 8 percent., deficient in butter fat 15 percent. | Not decomposed. Not a genuine whole milk | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | I 100 | Coffee | Chicory 10 percent | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 1 | New milk | Added water 25 percent | Not decomposed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 2 | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 3 | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed, but sour when received | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 4 | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 5 | New milk | 6 percent. water beyond the normal | Not decomposed, but a little sour | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 6 | Coffee | Genuine | .... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 7 | New milk | Genuine | Not decomposed, but a little sour | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ | „ „ | J 8 | New milk | 6 percent. water beyond the normal | Not decomposed, but sour when received | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| £ | 13 | 10 | 0 | |||||
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter, 30.
THOS. STEVENSON, Analyst