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City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SALE 0F F00D AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1899.
Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1905.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1905. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | |
| Milk | 184 | 171 | 13 | 7.07 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 4.5 | 113 | 101 | 12 | 10.5 | 118 | 110 | 8 | 6.7 | 481 | 445 | 36 | 7.5 |
| Butter | 131 | 129 | 2 | 1.5 | 57 | 57 | ... | ... | 88 | 87 | 1 | 1.1 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 2.5 | 354 | 350 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Mustard | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7.7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 50 | 48 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Cocoa | 11 | 9 | 2 | 18.1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 22 | 20 | 2 | 9.0 |
| Coffee | 26 | 21 | 5 | 19.2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 22.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 33 | 2 | 5.7 | 79 | 68 | 11 | 13.9 |
| Lard | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Drugs | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 43 | 3 | 6.5 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Pepper | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... |
| Demerara Sugar | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Baking Powder | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Chocolate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Gin | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Scotch Whisky | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Yeast | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 393 | 370 | 23 | 5.9 | 182 | 170 | 12 | 6.6 | 205 | 192 | 13 | 6.3 | 328 | 311 | 14 | 5.5 | 1,102 | 1,040 | 62 | 5.6 |