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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908]
ADULTERATED SAMPLES (Fourth 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. Shewing 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 Analyses. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 778 T.L.B. | Milk* | Inspector | 4 per cent. of added water | ||
| 802 T.L.B. | Pepsin | „ | 40 per cent. deficient in strength | ||
| 803 T L B. | Butter | „ | 100 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 805 T.L.B. | Olive Oil | „ | 100 per cent. of Cottonseed Oil | ||
| 807 T.L.B. | „ | „ | At least 75 per cent. of Arachis Oil | ||
| 811 T.L.B. | Cocoa | „ | 49 per cent. of added sugar and 15 per cent. of added starch | ||
| 815 T.L.B. | Demerara Sugar | „ | Dyed sugar other than Demerara | ||
| 816 T.L.B. | „ „ | „ | „ „ „ | ||
| 821 T.L.B. | Butter | „ | 100 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 822 T.L.B. | „ | „ | „ „ | ||
| 823 T.L.B. | „ | „ | „ „ | ||
| 824 T.L.B. | „ | „ | „ „ | ||
| 825 T.L.B. | „ * | „ | „ „ | ||
| 831 T.L.B. | Milk * | „ | 4 per cent. of added water | ||
| 832 T.L.B. | „* | „ | „ „ | ||
| 836 T.L.B. | Demerara Sugar | „ | Dyed sugar other than Demerara | ||
| 837 T.L.B. | Butter | „ | 100 per cent. of Margarine | ||
| 845 T.L.B. | Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | „ | 34 per cent. of the Ammonia deficient | ||
| 846 T.L.B. | Pepsin | „ | 75 per cent. deficient in strength | ||
| 847 T.L.B. | „ | „ | 25 per cent. deficient in strength | ||
| 848 T.L.B. | „ | „ | 75 per cent. deficient in strength | ||
| 866 T.L.B. | Milk* | „ | 4 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | ||
| 873 T.L.B. | Pepsin | „ | 79 per cent. deficient in strength | ||
| 885 T.L.B. | Irish Whiskey | „ | 27.0 degrees under proof | ||
| 886 T.L.B. | Pepsin | „ | 50 per cent. deficient in strength | ||
| 917 T.L.B. | Margarine | „ | 100 per cent. of Margarine |
*Boric Acid and Formalin absent.