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City of London 1899
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899
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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 31st March, 1899.
| 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 (Forty-seven samples) | Yes, by Inspectors appointed by the late Commissioners of Sewers. | All within the limits adopted by the Society of Public Analysts. | Nil | Two samples contained fat far in excess of that found in normal milk, and had evidently been taken from the top of a churn without stirring the bulk of the milk. |
| MARGARINE (One sample) | Genuine | Nil | Two summonses taken out in respect to this purchase under the Margarine Act, 1887, and the vendor fined 5s. and 2s. costs on each summons. | |
| MUSTARD (One sample) | Genuine | Nil | Microscopical examination. | |
| PEPPER (One sample) | Genuine | Nil | Ditto | |
| RICE (One sample) | Genuine | Nil | Ditto | |
| ARROWROOT (One sample) | Genuine | Nil | Ditto | |
| SUGAR (One sample) | Genuine | Nil | ||
| Total number of samples analysed during the first Quarter, 53. (Signed) Wm. SEDGWICK SAUNDERS, M.D., Public Analyst. | ||||