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During 1910, one manufactory of margarine has been
registered within the Borough of Lambeth, viz. : 11 and 13
Gray Street (Central Creamery Company, Limited), the
premises being in every way sanitary and up-to-date.*
Alleged Unsound Butter from Siberia.
During 1910 (July 25th), information was received from
the City of London to the effect that 25 cases of butter were
being shipped from Beszow in Galicia, through Hamburg
and Harwich, to a large registered butter manufactory in
Lambeth—the butter being reported to be unwholesome
(rancid, etc.), and not in conformity with the law as to
water and fat percentages. Samples were taken of the
raw butter before and after treatment at the butter manufactory,
and submitted to the Public Analyst, who reported
on them as follows:—
Sample 1. Sample 2. Sample 3.
Butter Fat 80.41 81.64 80.06
Moisture 11.93 13.38 15.94
Curd 5.47 1.85 0.80
Mineral Matter 2.19 3.13 3.20
100.00 100.00 100.00
An examination of the fat content of these butters yielded
the following constants:—
(44 scale 45 scale 44 scale
Zeiss at 4º0 C. divs divs. divs.
Reichert Wollny No. 28.49 c.c. 28.16 c.c. 29.01 c.c.
Insoluble Wollny No. 1.9 c.c. 21 c.c. 2 .5 c.c.
Salt 0.83% 2.36% 2.82%
* 13 other manufactories have been registered since the Act, 1887,
came into force, viz., 233 Wandsworth Road, 417 Brixton Road,
413 Norwood Road, 71 Robsart Street, 75 Atlantic Road, 114 Camberwell
New Road, 32 Commercial Road, 92 Lambeth Walk, 266 Brixton
Road, 64 Stamford Street, 92 Lambeth Walk, 266 Brixton Road
and 21 Lower Marsh.