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City of London 1929

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THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928,
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, ETC., IN FOOD) REGULATIONS,
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 AND 1927,
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 AND 1927, AND
THE ARTIFICIAL CREAM ACT, 1929.

Table: Formal and Informal Samples Submitted for Analysis.

Formal and Informal Samples Submitted for Analysis.

Article.Number Examined.Number Adulterated, etc.Percentage of Adulteration.
Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
Almond Oil....77........................
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine....99........................
Arrowroot....77........................
Bacon....22........................
Baking Powder....22........................
Bicarbonate of Soda....22........................
Black Pudding....33........................
Blancmange Powder....11........................
Borax (Purified)....88........................
Boracic Acid Powder....11........................
Brandy325........................
Brawn....88........................
Bread....11........................
Butter65864....l1....1.71.5
Cakes, Pastries, etc....2222........................
Cake Mixtures....22........................
Camphorated Oil....66........................
Castor Oil....11........................
Cayenne Pepper....11........................
Cheese....33........................
Cider....22........................
Cinnamon....33........................
Cocoa....33........................
Coffee....44........................
Coffee Extract....22........................
Coffee Mixture....11........................
Colourings....22........................
Compound Liquorice Powder....77........................
Compound Tincture of Rhubarb....22........................
Compound Tincture of Senna....11........................
Condensed Full Cream Milk—....22........................
Sweetened.....................................
Condensed Full Cream Milk—213........................
Unsweetened.....................................
Condensed Machine-skimmed Milk—....33........................
Sweetened.....................................
Confectionery....2424........................
Cornflour....11........................
Cream131326....127.67.67.6
Cream (Artificial)11........................
Cream of Tartar....66........................
Crushed Linseed178112100.014.225.0
Crystallised Glace or Cured Fruit....44........................
(including Candied Peel).....................................
Currv Powder....33........................
Custard Powder....22........................
Desiccated Soup....11........................
Dried Fruit:—....................................
Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines,....44........................
Apples and Pears.....................................
Raisins and Sultanas....1616........................
Currants, etc....1313........................
Dried Milk—Full Cream....11........................
Dried Milk—Machine-skimmed....11........................
Dripping....1010........................
Epsom Salts ........11........................
Carried forward26286312235............