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HEHNER & Cox. The Laboratory,
11, Billiter Square,
London, E.C. 3.
10th January, 1928.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to give a short account of the work carried out by your
Public Analyst during the year 1927. During this period 580 samples
from your Inspector have been examined; the principal articles from
a numerical point of view were: —
Milk 202
Cream 36
Condensed Milk 14
Butter 68
Margarine 43
Cheese 26
Condiments 23
Beverages 23
Vinegar 14
Coffee and Cocoa 30
Of these 580 samples, the following 18 were adulterated or not up
to the standards prescribed by law, showing the rate of adulteration of
3.l per cent.:—
Milk 3
Butter 3
Margarine 3
Bread and Butter 4
Condensed Milk 2
Orange Wine 1
Ginger Wine 1
Rum 1
18
%
The infringements noted in these cases were:—
1 Milk—added water 8.3 per cent.
2 Milks—deficient in fat to the extent of 15 and 39 per cent.
3 Butters—slight excess of water.