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the constituents becoming so pronounced as to lead to the risk of
seizure and condemnation followed by the liability of legal proceedings
against the vendor.
That the Local Goverment Board is fully alive to the question
of the purity of the food supply is apparent from the number of
valuable and instructive reports on various food stuffs from officers
of their Medical Department, published within the last 4 or 5 years.
It is to be hoped that these reports will be followed by some action by
the Board which will be of assistance to sanitary authorities in
carrying out the important duty of protecting the food supply in
regard to many points which at present give rise to considerable
difficulty as to the steps legal or otherwise which should be taken.
Coffee and Cocoa.
Thirteen samples of coffee were taken and submitted for
analysis, of which one was reported to be adulterated and 11 of
cocoa which on analysis were found not to be adulterated though
4 were reported on as inferior.
Other Articles.
Arrowroot, 5; bread, 9; cheese, 6 (one adulterated but no
legal proceedings taken); cream, 10 (of which 8 were adulterated
with boric acid to an extent varying from 10.78gr. per lb. to 23.926
grains per lb.); flour, 5; honey, 5; lard, 20 (2 adulterated) ; margarine,
8 ; meat (preserved), 20 ; mustard, 4 ; oatmeal, 4 ; olive oil,
5; pepper, 4; rice, 5; vinegar, 2 (2 adulterated); gin, 2; rum, 2;
whisky, 6 (2 adulterated).