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Table XII.—Food and Drugs.
Articles submitted for analysis.
Total samples
taken.
Number
genuine.
Number
adulterated.
Percentage of
articles
adulterated.
Milk
374
7.5
346
28
Separated Milk
10
6
4
40.0
Skimmed Milk
6
5
1
16.7
Milk and Water
2
1
1
50.0
Butter
112
103
9
8.0
Milk Blended Butter
1
nil
1
100.0
10
Margarine
10
nil
...
nil
Lard
29
29
...
nil
Cheese
9
9
...
nil
Bread
2
2
...
nil
Mustard
25
25
...
nil
Vinegar
11
11
...
nil
White Pepper
17
17
...
Pepper
21
21
nil
...
Black Pepper
1
1
nil
...
Arrowroot
4
3
1
25.0
Demerara Sugar
6
3
3
50.0
1
Raspberry Jam
4
3
25.0
1
Black Currant Jam
5
4
20.0
nil
Plum Jam
5
5
...
Strawberry Jam
2
2
nil
...
nil
Semolina
1
1
...
1
Cocoa
1
nil
...
nil
Ice Cream
14
14
...
1
Green Peas
2
1
50.0
Mixed Pickles
3
3
nil
...
Golden Syrup
3
3
nil
...
1
Coffee
4
3
25.0
Coffee and Chicory
2
2
nil
...
Irish Whisky
7
7
nil
...
Scotch Whisky
1
1
nil
...
Gin
2
2
nil
...
Musk Lozenges
1
1
nil
...
Lemon Tablets
1
1
nil
...
Preserved Ginger
1
1
nil
...
nil
Broken Cream
1
1
...
Gregory's Powder
1
nil
1
100.0
Olive Oil
3
3
nil
...
Tartaric Acid
2
2
nil
...
Cream of Tartar
1
nil
1
...
Milk of Sulphur
1
nil
1
...
Glycerine
4
2
2
50.0
Oil of Eucalyptus
2
nil
2
...
Paregoric
1
nil
1
...
Citrate of Quinine and Iron
1
nil
1
...
Tincture of Rhubarb
1
nil
1
...
Flowers of Sulphur
1
1
nil
...
Borax
1
nil
1
...
Compound Liquorice Powder
1
1
nil
...
Compound Ginger
1
nil
1
...
721
616
55
7.6