Table: TableShowingnumber of Samplessubmitted for Analysis,with Resultsfor the year ended, December31st,1913.
Table
Showingnumber of Samplessubmitted for Analysis,with Results
for the year ended, December31st,1913.
(a) Samples taken officially and in accordance with the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. |
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Article. | Total. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Milk | 287 | 272 | 15 | 5.23 |
Separated Milk | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3 |
Butter | 59 | 57 | 2 | 3.38 |
Margarine | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Coffee | 16 | 16 | — | — |
Cream | 2 | 2 | — | _ |
Lard | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Mustard | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Pepper | 7 | 7 | - | _ |
Flour | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Whisky | 2 | 2 | _ | — |
Rum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Gin | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
Tincture of Bark | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
phorated Oil | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Total official sample | 414 | 394 | 20 | 4.28 |
(b) Test Samples purchased without the formalities of the Act. |
Milk | 27 | 16 | 11 | 40.74 |
Butter | 50 | 44 | 6 | 12.0 |
Margarine | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Coffee | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Cocoa | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
Cream | 12 | 12 | _ | _ |
Mustard | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
Pepper | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | 2 | | |
Tincture of Bark | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Sal Volatile | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Olive Oil | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
Honey | 2 | 2 | _ | — |
Flour | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
Lard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Total Informal samples | 129 | 112 | 17 | 13.10 |
Total all samples | 543 | 506 | 37 | 6.81 |