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City of London 1923

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Table: SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS.Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1923.

SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS.

Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1923.

Articles submitted for Analysis.Quarter ending 31st March.Quarter ending 30th June.Quarter ending 30th SeDtember.Quarter ending 31st December.Total for 1923.
No of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
Brandy................................33........33........66........
Butter................................22........................22........
Camphorated Oil................................................1....l100.01....1100.0
Condensed Full Cream Milk. Unsweetened................................................11........11........
Condensed Full Cream Milk Sweetened................................................1....l100.01....1100.0
Cream (not preserved)................................2....2100.0................2....2100.0
Gin................................66........................66........
Milk322939.33329412.1888266.8514835.8204188167.8
Mustard................................1....1100.0................1....1100.0
Rum................................................65116.665116.6
Whiskey................................62466.6................62466.6
Zinc Ointment................................1....1100.0................1....1100.0
Total formal samples322939.33329412.1109951412-8635769.52372102711.3
Informal:—
Allspice (Ground)11........................22........................33........
Almonds (Ground)11........11........22........22........66........
Almond Oil................33........................33........66........
Arrowroot55........44........22........................1111........
Bacon................................................11........11........
Baking Powder33........33........22........................88........
Boracic Acid................44........................22........66........
Borax................44........................................44........
Bread33........................................................33........
Butter1616........3232........43120.02018210.0726934.1
Cake Flour22........................................................22........
Camphorated Oil................................................32133.332133.3
Castor Oil66........................................................66........
Cayenne Pepper22........22........................33........77........
Cheese33........77........22........33........1515........
Chicory44........................................22........66........
Chocolate Powder33........................11........22........66........
Chutney11........................................................l1........
Cinnamon (Ground)22........11........22........................55........
Citric Acid33........................33........................66........
Cloves (Ground)22........................22........................44........
Cocoa66........98111.177........33........252414.0
Coffee66........77........66........22........2121........
Cornflour11........11........11........................33........
Cream of Tartar22........33........33........................88........
Cream (Not Preserved)................33........97222.2................1210216.6
Cream (Preserved)................................1111........................1111........
Curry rowder................44........................................44........
Custard Powder................44........33........................77........
Desiccated Cocoanut22........................33........................55........
Desiccated Soup................11........................................11........
Dripping33........55........................................88........
Egg Substitute Powder33........22........11........................66........
Epsom Salts................66........................66........1212........
Flour, Self Raising................................66........................66........
Flowers of Sulphur................................................22........22........
Ginger (Ground)22........................22........................44........
Glycerine66........................................................66........
Glycerine of Borax................................33........33........66........
Golden Syrup................................33........................33........
Carried forward8888-—1061051.94807733.7575435.333132472.1