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City of London 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1898
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875 AND 1879. Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the City of London upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Acts during the Quarter ending the 30th September, 1898.
| Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, 1875, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis : showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | OBSERVATIONS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILK (Sixteen samples) | Yes. By the late Commissioners of Sewers. | Thirteen genuine. Three contained added water. | Nil | Three prosecutions instituted. One case was dismissed, and two were convicted. In one a fine of £5 and 71. costs were imposed; in the other the defendant was fined £3 and 4a, costs. |
| VINEGAR (White Malt) (One sample) | Ditto | Genuine | Nil | |
| BUTTER (Six samples) | Ditto | Five genuine. One consisted entirely of foreign fat. | Nil | Proceedings taken in one instance under the Margarine Act, but dismissed upon technical grounds. |
| WATER (Five samples) | Ditto | Three were good, and two were highly polluted with organic matter. | Nil | |
| DRUGS (Fourteen samples) Balsam Copaibæ (3) Oleum „ (1) Oleum Ricini (4) Oleum Olivas (1) Oleum Papaveris (8) Oleum Sesame (2) | Ditto | All genuine | Nil | |
| MARGARINE (Three samples) | Ditto | Genuine | Nil |
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Total number of samples analysed during the Quarter, 45.
(Signed) Wm. SEDGWICK SAUNDERS, M.D., Public Analytt.