Table: TableShowingnumber of Samplessubmitted for Analysis,with Resultsfor the year ended, December31st,1913.
Table
Showingnumber of Samplessubmitted for Analysis,with Results
for the year ended, December31st,1913.
| (a) Samples taken officially and in accordance with the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. |
|---|
| Article. | Total. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
|---|
| Milk | 287 | 272 | 15 | 5.23 |
| Separated Milk | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Butter | 59 | 57 | 2 | 3.38 |
| Margarine | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Coffee | 16 | 16 | — | — |
| Cream | 2 | 2 | — | _ |
| Lard | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Mustard | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Pepper | 7 | 7 | - | _ |
| Flour | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Whisky | 2 | 2 | _ | — |
| Rum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Gin | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Tincture of Bark | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| phorated Oil | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Total official sample | 414 | 394 | 20 | 4.28 |
| (b) Test Samples purchased without the formalities of the Act. |
| Milk | 27 | 16 | 11 | 40.74 |
| Butter | 50 | 44 | 6 | 12.0 |
| Margarine | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Coffee | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Cream | 12 | 12 | _ | _ |
| Mustard | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Pepper | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | 2 | | |
| Tincture of Bark | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Sal Volatile | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Honey | 2 | 2 | _ | — |
| Flour | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Lard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total Informal samples | 129 | 112 | 17 | 13.10 |
| Total all samples | 543 | 506 | 37 | 6.81 |