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Hackney 1894

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1894

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Table of Adulterated Articles, showing amount of Adulteration ana result of legal proceedings,1894.

No. of Sample.Article.Adulteration.Result of Legal Proceedings.Remarks.
2750Milk12% added water .Fined £3 & 12/6 costs
2769Milk43% cream abstractec„ 10/- „ 12/6 „
2773MargarineExposed for sale un labelled and in plain wrapper„ 11- „ 12/6 „1/- paid to Crown
2783Milk8% added water„ 101 „ 12/6 „
2786Butter65% added foreign fat„ 40/- „ 12 6 „
2791Butter65% ,, „„ 40/-,,12/6 „
2792MargarineExposed for sale unlabelled and in plain wrapper„ 40/- „ 12/6 „40/- paid to Crown
2797Milk18% added water„ 5/- „ 12/6 „
2802Cocoa30% added starch„ £3 „ 12/6 ,,
2Milk6% added water„ 1/- ,,12/6 „
8Coffee40% added chicory„ 40/- „ 12/6 „
21Milk5% added water„ 10/- „ 12/6 „
26Milk25% deficient of fat„ 2/6 „ 12/6 „
31Coffee60% added chicory,, 30/- „ 12/6 ,,
34Cocoa45% added foreign starch„ 2/- „ 12/6 „
40Milk5% added water„ 10/- ,,12/6 „
42Coffee45% added chicory„ 30/-
44Cocoa35% added foreign starch„ 10/-
51Milk20% fat abstracted„ 30/-
54Milk15% „„ 5/-
57Milk6% added water„ £6
15% fat abstracted
60MargarineExposed for sale unlabelled and in plain wrapper„ 20/- ,, 12/6 „20/- paid to Crown