Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington page 245

Islington 1903

Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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TableCXXIX.

Showing theSamples of Foods and Drugssubmitted to the Public Analyst,with the result nf his analyses.

Samples taken.	Description.	Genuine.	Adulterated.	Percentage Adulterated.
180	Butter	107	13	7.2
508	Milk	458	50	9.8
17	Cheese	17	..	..
8	Dripping	7	1	12.5
39	Coffee	33	6	15.4
14	Cocoa	13	1	7.1
4	Tea	4	..	..
11	Lard	11	..	..
10	Pepper (Black)	10	..	..
8	Pepper (White)	7	1	12.5
20	Mustard	20	..	..
3	Arrowroot	3	..	..
9	Malt Vinegar	8	1	11.1
6	Ground Ginger	6	..	..
2	Baking Powder	2	..	..
37	Demerara Sugar	20	17	45.9
2	Black Currant Jam	2	..	..
1	Sweets	1	..	..
6	Yeast	4	2	33.3
8	Scotch Whiskey	6	2	25.0
5	Rum	3	2	40.0
5	Brandy	5	..	..
8	Gin	6	2	25.0
3	Lime Water	3	..	..
20	Crushed Linseed	18	2	10.0
2	Paregoric	2	..	..
4	Spirits of Nitre	4	..	..
1	Soap Liniment	1	..	..
2	Sal Volatile	2	..	..
2	Cod Liver Oil	2	..	..
1	Camphorated Oil	1	..	..
8	Olive Oil	8	..	..
2	Comp: Tincture of Rhubarb	2	..	..
4	Cream of Tartar	2	2	50.0
1	Prescription	..	1	100.0
13	Iron Pills (Blaud's)	8	5	38.4
2	Tincture of Gentian	2	..	..
2	Tincture of Digitalis	2	..	..
1	Tincture of Iodine	1	..	..
2	Spirits of Camphor	2	..	..
1	Tincture of Nux Vomica	1	..	..
2	Solution of Strychnine Hydrochloride	2	..	..
1	Tincture of Perchloride of Iron	..	1	100.0
1	Oil of Almonds	1	..	..
1	Oil of Juniper	1	..	..
987	All Articles	878	109	11.0

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MARGARINE ACT.

Samples taken.	Description.	Samples sold in accordance with the Act.	Samples sold contrary to Act.	Percentage sold in contravention of the Act.
29	Margarine	20	9	31.13