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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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265
[1908
GROCERIES.
| Articles. | No. of Samples Analysed. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Rock | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Arrowroot | 62 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Baking Powder | 68 | 1 | - |
| Bread and Butter | 53 | 10 | 18.8 |
| Bread | 85 | - | - |
| Chicory | 6 | — | - |
| Cinnamon | 6 | — | - |
| Cocoa | 121 | 23 | 19.0 |
| Coffee | 341 | 67 | 19.6 |
| Cornflower | 3 | - | - |
| Egg Powder | 1 | — | - |
| Flour | 109 | — | - |
| Ginger (ground) | 65 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Golden Syrup | 10 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Honey | 10 | — | — |
| Jam (Raspberry) | 15 | — | — |
| Jam (Plum) | 5 | — | — |
| Jam (Black Currant) | 7 | — | — |
| Jam (Strawberry) | 4 | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | — | — |
| Lime Juice | 15 | — | — |
| Lithia Water | 1 | — | — |
| Meat Extract | 8 | — | — |
| Meat Tablets | 6 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Tinned Mushrooms | 10 | - | - |
| Mustard | 142 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Olive Oil | 72 | 6 | 8.3 |
| Pea Flour | 30 | — | - |
| Peas (tinned) | 3 | — | — |
| Black Pepper | 73 | — | — |
| White Pepper | 80 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Pickles | 33 | — | — |
| Pork Sausages | 8 | — | — |
| Potash Water | 3 | — | — |
| Rice | 1 | — | — |
| Saffron | 12 | 3 | 25.0 |
| Sage | 3 | - | — |
| Salad Oil | 14 | — | — |
| Soda Water | 6 | — | — |
| Sugar | 7 | — | — |
| Demerara Sugar | 85 | 48 | 56.4 |
| Moist Sugar | 7 | - | — |
| Black Tea | 35 | — | — |
| Green Tea | 15 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 84 | 10 | 11.9 |
| Yeast | 34 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Sweets | 41 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 1,804 | 181 | 10.0 |