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ANALYSIS OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND WATER.
Food and Drugs.
Samples of Food and Drugs procured, together with the results
of the analyses, were as follows:-
Samples.
Formal.
Informal.
Number
Analysed.
Number
Adulterated.
Number
Analysed.
Number
Adulterated.
Milk
599
22
—
—
Butter
75
—
395
6
Lard
—
—
17
—
Coffee
17
—
56
—
Condensed Milk (Full Cream)
—
—
—
—
Condensed Milk (Machine Skimmed)
—
—
32
—
Dried Milk (Full Cream)
—
—
1
—
Dried Milk (Machine Skimmed) .
—
—
1
Mustard
9
2
24
3
Pepper
7
—
28
—
Arrowroot
—
—
19
1
Vinegar
18
—
—
—
Sago
3
—
5
—
Oatmeal
3
—
20
Ground Rice
3
—
33
—
Dripping
—
—
26
—
Drugs*
—
—
183
13
Rice
—
—
46
—
Tapioca
3
—
12
—
.Self-Raising Flour
—
—
17
—
Cheese
—
—
17
—
Cocoa
—
—
35
—
Sugar
—
—
12
—
Olive Oil
4
—
10
—
Pea Flour
—
—
17
—
Ground Ginger
—
—
9
—
Tea
—
—
11
—
Honey
—
—
15
—
Whisky
6
—
—
—
Rum
2
—
—
—
Mincemeat
—
—
6
3
Ground Almonds
—
—
8
—
Custard Powder
—
—
4
—
Lemon Squash
—
—
6
6
Ginger Brandy
—
—
1
—
Cakes, Sponge
—
—
25
—
Eggs Substitute
—
—
4
—
Lime Juice
—
—
3
3
Semolina
—
—
15
—
* The drugs (183) were:—Epsom Salts (14), Gregory's Powder (10), Ammoniated
Tincture of Quinine (19), Cream of Tartar (19), Bicarbonate of Soda (20),
Camphorated Oil (4), Milk of Sulphur (4), Boric Ointment (8), Tartaric Acid (14),
Tincture of Iodine (3), Zinc Ointment (8), Friars Balsam (10), Iron Pills (3),
Rochelle Salts (6), Eucalyptus Oil (14), Lime Water (4), Powdered Borax (12),
•Glycerine (11). 2 samples of Tincture of Iodine, 7 samples of Powdered Borax,
3 samples of Gregory's Powder, and 1 sample of Boric Ointment were adulterated.