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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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284
1908]
ADULTERATED SAMPLES.—First Quarter, 1908.
| Sample Numbered | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 A. | Milk ‡ | Inspector | 14 per cent. of added water | ||
| 136 A. | Butter | do. | 90 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 139 A. | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 160 H.C. | Milk ‡ | do. | 8 per cent. of added water | ||
| 166 H.C. | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 44 B. | Milk ‡ | do. | 40 per cent. of added water | ||
| 47 B. | „ ‡ | do. | 13 per cent. of original fat abstracted | ||
| 52 B. | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent. of Margarine .. | ||
| 47 W.H.F. | Butter | do. | 70 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 131 C.E.H. | Milk ‡ | do. | 12 per cent. of original fat abstracted | ||
| 135 C.E.H. | Preserved Spinach | do. | 0.03 per cent. of copper | ||
| 112 M. | Preserved Peas | do. | 0.0035 per cent. of copper | ||
| 141 I. | Milk ‡ | do. | 1 per cent. of added water and 3 per cent. of original fat abstracted | ||
| 147 I. | „ † | do. | 12 per cent. of added water | ||
| 151 I. | „† | do. | 3 per cent. of original fat abstracted | ||
| 680 W.N. | Margarine | do. | 13 per cent. of butter fat, in the fat | ||
| 684 W.N. | Spinach | do. | 0.014 per cent. of copper | ||
| 179 H.C. | Irish Whiskey | do. | 29.4 degrees under proof | ||
| 188 H.C. | Iron Pill | do. | 32.3 per cent. of Ferrous Carbonate | ||
| 150 A. B. | do. | 32.0 per cent. of Ferrous Carbonate | |||
| 204 T.L.B. | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 74 B. | Milk‡ | do. | 6 per cent. of added water |
† Traces of Boric Acid and Formalin present.
‡ Boric Acid and Formalin absent.
Number of Samples analysed in the Quarter, 302.