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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) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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| No. of Sample. | Nature and Amount of Adulteration. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Quarter (ending 30th September, 1896). | ||||
| G 104 | At least 8 per cent. of fat removed. | |||
| G 142 | do. | 11 | do. | do. |
| G 97 | do. | 26 | do. | do. |
| a 86 | At least 4 per cent. of water added. | |||
| G 135 | do. | 4 | do. | do. |
| G 138 | do. | 4 | do. | do. |
| G 87 | do. | 5 | do. | do. |
| G 96 | do. | 8 | do. | do. |
| G 101 | do. | 8 | do. | do. |
| G 102 | do. | 8 | do. | do. |
| G 90 | do. | 12 | do. | do. |
| G 94 | do. | 14 | do. | do. |
| 3rd Quarter. (ending 31st December, 1896). | ||||
| G 240 | At least 6 per cent. of water added. | |||
| G 243 | do. | 7 | do. | do. |
| G 154 | do. | 9 | do. | do. |
| G 231 | do. | 9 | do. | do. |
| 4th Quarter (ending 31st March, 1897). | ||||
| G 322 | At least 12 6 per cent. of fat removed. | |||
| G 324 | do. | 16 | do. | do. |
| G 353 | do. | 20 | do. | do. |
| G 320 | do. | 33.3 | do. | do. |
| G 349 | At least 4 per cent. of water added. | |||
| G 350 | do. | 4 | do. | do. |
| G 319 | At least 4.3 per cent. of water added, and at least 15 per cent. of fat removed. | |||
The amount of water added varied from 3 to 14 per
cent., and the fat was removed from 7 to 33.3 per cent.
In one case not only had water been added to the extent
of at least 4.3 per cent., but 15 per cent, of the milk-fat
had been removed.
BUTTER.
Of the 38 samples of butter examined only 1 was found
to be adulterated (2.7 per cent.) Gr 188 was certified
to contain at least 80 per cent, of foreign fat (fat other
F 2