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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
REPORT UPON ARTICLES ANALYSED
DURING THE YEAR 1892,
MADE TO THE
Vestry of St. James, Westminster,
by
JAS. EDMUNDS, M.D., M.R.C.P., Loud , F.R.M.S., F.C.S., &.c.,
Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for St. James's,
Westminster.
Reverend Sir and Gentlemen —
During the year 1892, under the provisions of the Sale
of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, 60 samples were examined,
all which were procured for examination by the Vestry
Officers.
In none of the samples was any poisonous ingredient
discovered.
It will be seen that Sample No. 6 was a Butter containing
75 per cent. of foreign fat. The vendor was
prosecuted, but the summons was dismissed by the magistrate
on the ground of a contention set up at the trial in
order to show that the Butter had been sold as
" Margarine," and not as genuine Butter.
Sample No. 29 (Mustard) was found to contain foreign
starch. The vendor of this mustard was warned by letter
from the Vestry Clerk.
Sample No. 49 was a butter which, in my opinion, contained
30 per cent. of " foreign fat." The vendor, after
being summoned, produced a certificate of analysis signed