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City of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907.
Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1908.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total tor 1908. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 176 | 164 | 12 | 6.8 | 128 | 118 | 10 | 7.8 | 90 | 84 | 6 | 6.6 | 75 | 74 | 1 | 1.3 | 469 | 440 | 29 | 6.2 |
| Butter | 133 | 132 | 1 | .7 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 1.2 | 85 | 83 | 2 | 2.3 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 1.3 | 381 | 376 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Mustard | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4.3 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 39 | 38 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Cocoa | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4.8 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 38 | 37 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Lard | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Drugs | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 50 | 48 | 2 | 4.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 57 | 55 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Prescriptions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 2. | 22.2 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 18 | 16 | 2 | 11.1 |
| Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Malt Vinegar | 16 | 10 | 6 | 37.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 10 | 6 | 37.5 | |
| Margarine | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42.8 | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15.7 |
| Ground Almonds | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Chocolate Creams | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Chocolate Paste | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12.5 |
| Red Currant Jelly | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Almond Oil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ..... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Pickled Shrimps | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Pearks' Own | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Snuff | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Pork Sausage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38.4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 38.4 | |
| Smoked Sausage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Golden Syrup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ...... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| *Preserving Fluid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 71.4 | |
| *Kidneys | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 54.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | 60. |
| *Hearts | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| *Tripe | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 0 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 0 | 3 | ... |
| *Plucks | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 0 | ... | ... |
| *Meat | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ..... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| *Smelts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| *Suet | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 1 | 0 1 | ... | ... | |
| †Meat Pie | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 407 | 377 | 30 | 7.4 | 352 | 324 | 28 | 8.0 | 209 | 197 | 12 | 5.7 | 215 | 207 | 8 | 3.2 | 1,183 | 1,105 | 78 | 6.67 |
*These samples were taken in relation to the question of preservatives in such articles imported from abroad.
†For particulars see p. 110.