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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
Holborn 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the proceedings of the Board for the year ending Lady-Day, 1895
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In the following table will be found a list of the articles analysed, showing also how many have been examined during each quarter of the year.
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||
| Milk | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | — | 14 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 52 |
| Butter | 14 | 1 | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | — | 40 | 2 | 42 |
| Cheese | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whisky | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Mustard | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 13 | — | 13 |
| Pepper | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 13 | — | 13 |
| Vinegar | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Coffee | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| Chicory and Coffee | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cocoa | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Cocoa Essence | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chocolate Powder | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sugar | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sweetmeats | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 1 |
| Corn Flour | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | j | — | 1 |
| Oatmeal | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Salad Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ice Cream | _ | _ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 19 |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carbonate of Magnesia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 161 | 10 | 171 |
The number of samples certified to be adulterated, it will be observed,
is 10, or only 5.8 per cent. In the previous year the percentage of
adulteration was j 6*4.
MILK.
As in previous years, a large number of the samples taken consisted of
milk. Of the 52 samples examined, 3 were certified to be of poor quality,
whilst 8 were undoubtedly adulterated, though some only to a very small
extent.
The nature and amount of the adulteration may be shown as follows:— 1st Quarter, ending 30th June, 1894.
| No. of Sample. | Nature and Amount of Adulteration. |
|---|---|
| H. 40 | Adulterated with at least 4 per cent. of water. |
| H.B. 33 | Do. do. 4 do. do. |
| H. 11 | Do. do. 10 do. do. |
| H.B. 13 | Do. do. 24 do. do. |
| H. 23 | Do. by removal of at least 17 per cent. of fat. |