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THE "SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS" FOR YEAR 1884.
During the twelve months ending December, 1884, I examined 115
samples of food, 113 of which were submitted to me by your Inspectors and
2 by the public, to wit, the Guardians of the Parish.
This makes in all 1,351 samples of food examined for Islington since my
appointment.
The 113 samples submitted by your Inspectors consisted of:—
4 Milk 4 Chicory
4 Port Wine 4 Black Tea
4 Gin 4 Green Tea
4 Brandy 4 Moist Sugar
4 Rum 4 Mustard
4 Whisky 4 White Pepper
4 Fourpenny Ale 4 Cayenne Pepper
4 Porter 4 Lard
4 Bread 4 Flour
8 Butter 4 Oatmeal
4 Cheese 4 Pickles
5 Arrowroot 4 Mixed Sweets
4 Cocoa 4 Lime Juice
4 Coffee
Of the 113 samples submitted by your Inspectors I found none
adulterated or containing injurious admixture.
The two samples submitted by the Guardians were both Milk, one of
which I certified to be genuine, and the other as adulterated with 37
per cent. of water.
I have further, in an Appendix attached hereto, published in extenso, for
the information of the Vestry, my four Quarterly Reports as Analyst,
together with their accompanying Schedules, and for further details I refer
the reader to these reports.