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Orwell Road, 47, 59, 60.
Merchant Street, 25.
Devons Road, 178, 180, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144.
Campbell Road, 6, 10, 42, 44, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84.
Stepney Union Workhouse.
Sherwood Street, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85.
Arnold Road, 16, 17, 18, 19, Arnold Road.
Edgar Road, 3, 5.
British Street, 59, 61, 63, 65, 19.
Powis Road, 33.
Burdett Street, 1, 28.
Glaucus Street, 7.
Spanby Road, 5.
By your direction I have obtained 55 samples of food and drugs
for analysis. Legal proceedings were instituted against eight
vendors, and convictions were obtained, the penalties inflicted
by the sitting Magistrates varying from £11 3s. to £1.
The nature of articles, extent of adulteration, and results of
Police Court proceedings were as follows:—
Milk.—Adulterated with 22 per cent. of water. Vendor fined
£2 10s. and 23s. cost.
Cocoa.—Adulterated with 80 per cent. of arrowroot and sugar.
Vendor fined 7s. and 23s. cost.
Milk.—Deficient in fat to the extent of 33 per cent. Vendor fined
£5 and 23s. cost.
Milk.—Deficient in solids, not fat, and fat respectively, 62.1 and
61.2 per cent. Vendor fined £10 and 23s. cost.
Cocoa.—Adulterated with 90 per cent. of sugar and arrowroot.
Vendor fined £3 and 23s. cost.
Bread.—Adulterated with 42 grains of alum to the 4 lb. Vendor
fined 40s. and 25s. cost.