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City of London 1912
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1912
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1912.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1912. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 150 | 140 | 10 | 6.6 | 108 | 105 | 3 | 2.7 | 101 | 99 | 2 | 2.0 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 2.7 | 432 | 415 | 17 | 3.9 |
| Butter | 149 | 146 | 3 | 2.0 | 164 | 160 | 4 | 2.5 | 111 | 110 | 1 | •9 | 110 | 109 | 1 | •9 | 534 | 525 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Mustard | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Cocoa | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ••• | ... | 23 | 23 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Drugs | 6 | 6 | ••• | ••• | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... |
| Arrowroot | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Lard | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Vinegar | ... | ... | ... | ••• | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Golden Syrup | ... | ... | ••• | ••• | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | |
| 334 | 320 | 14 | 4.2 | 323 | 315 | 8 | 2.5 | 256 | 251 | 5 | 1.9 | 212 | 208 | 4 | 1.9 | 1,125 | 1,094 | 31 | 2.7 | |
| Informal Samples— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Milk | 36 | 35 | 1 | 2.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7.7 | 49 | 4.7 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Butter | 11 | 8 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 29 | 26 | 3 | 10.3 |
| Drugs | ... | ••• | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Cream | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | • •• | ... |
| Condensed Milk | ... | ••• | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Total of Informal Samples | 47 | 43 | 4 | 8.5 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 2.8 | 109 | 103 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Total Samples fob Year | 381 | 363 | 18 | 4.7 | 337 | 329 | 8 | 2.3 | 268 | 262 | 6 | 2.2 | 248 | 243 | 5 | 2.0 | 1,234 | 1,197 | 37 | 2.9 |