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City of London 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1899. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1904.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1904. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | |||
| Milk | 133 | 120 | 13 | 9.77 | 98 | 89 | 9 | 9.18 | 129 | 118 | 11 | 8.52 | 92 | 90 | 2 | 2.17 | 452 | 417 | 35 | 7.74 | ||
| Butter | 171 | 163 | 8 | 4.67 | 69 | 69 | ... | ... | 103 | 103 | ... | ... | 99 | 95 | 4 | 4.0 | 442 | 429 | 13 | 2.94 | ||
| Mustard | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6.25 | ||
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.28 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 | ||
| Coffee | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 20 | 18 | 2 | 10.0 | ||
| Lard | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | ||
| Golden Syrup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Olive Oil | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Drugs | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 48 | 47 | 1 | 2.08 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 48 | 4 | 7.69 | ||
| Dripping | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Pepper | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | • • • | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | |||
| Demerara Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ||
| Mushroom Catsup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |||
| Margarine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| (Non-compliance with Margarine Act.) | (Non-compliance with Margarine Act.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 319 | 295 | 24 | 7.52 | 251 | 239 | 12 | 4.78 | 262 | 250 | 12 | 4.58 | 203 | 194 | 9 | 4.43 | 1,035 | 978 | 57 | 5.5 | ||