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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
St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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| No. of Sample. | Nature 'and Amount op Adulteration. |
|---|---|
| 4th Quarter (ending 31st March, 1894). | |
| G 225 | At least 6 per cent, of fat abstracted. |
| G 25G | do. 6 do. do. |
| G 261 | do. 7 do. do. |
| G 209 | do.# 8 do. do. |
| G 260 | do. 21 do. do. |
| G 259 | do. 30 do. do. |
| G 262 | At least 2 per cent, of added water. |
| G 210 | do. 3 do. do. |
| G 251 | do. 3 do. do. |
| G 253 | do. 3 do. do. |
| G 229 | do. 6 do. do. |
| G 222 | do. 7 do. do. |
| G 234 | do. 9 do. do. |
| G 226 | do. 10 do. do. |
| G 220 | do. 18 do. do. |
| G 215 | At least 20 per cent, of water added and 10 per |
| cent, of fat abstracted. |
Jt will be observed that the quantity of fat abstracted
ranged from 5 to 30 per cent., and the addition of water from
2 to 20 per cent., whilst in one case not only had a large
amount (20 per cent.) of water been added but 10 per cent,
of fat had also been removed.
BUTTER.
Among the 26 samples of butter 5 or 19-2 per cent, were
adulterated. These were all instances of the substitution
of margarine for butter and were certified to contain at least
70 per cent, of foreign fat, that is, fat other than the fat of
butter.
PEPPER.
One (12.5 per cent.) of the 8 samples of peeper was found
to be mixed with foreign starch—probably wheat flower—
to the extent of at least 12 per cent.