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LIST OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
301, Commercial Road.
169, Commercial Road.
2, High Street, Whitechapel.
3, High Street, Whitechapel.
6, High Street, Whitechapel.
42, Jubilee Street.
199, Mile End Road.
6, Morris Street.
251, Oxford Street.
88, Redman's Road.
26, Three Colt Street.
160, White Horse Street.
49, High Street, Wapping.
Public Analyst's Annual Report.
During the year' 1903, 1,171 samples were examined under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts, consisting of:—626 Milks, 193 Butters, 6 Cheeses, 3 Margarines,
3 Lards, 1 Chicory, 24 Cocoas, 61 Coffees, 1 Coffee and Chicory, 2 Teas, 15 Breads,
7 Arrowroots, 1 Cornflour, 22 Oatmeals, 1 Ground Rice, 7 Sagos, 1 Tapioca, 4 Wheat
Flours, 6 Ground Gingers, 57 Mustards, 75 Peppers, 3 Vinegars, 3 Brandies, 3 Gins,
2 Rums, 4 Whiskies, 10 Demerara Sugars, 2 White Sugars, 4 Sweets, 1 Chlorodyne
Lozenges, 1 Peppermint Lozenges, 1 Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine, 9 Camphorated
Oils, 2 Castor Oils, 2 Cod Liver Oils, 1 Lime Water, 2 Olive Oils, 1
Powdered Rhubarb, 1 Saffron, 2 Sweet Spirits of Nitre, 1 Tincture of Iodine.
214 samples, or 18-3 per cent-., were found to be adulterated. These consisted
of:-—144 Milks, 29 Butters, 1 Margarine, 7 Cocoas, 4 Coffees, 1 Arrowroot, 5 Sagos,
6 Mustards, 1 Pepper, 1 Gin, 1 Rum, 4 Demerara Sugars, 6 Camphorated Oils, 1
Olive Oil, 1 Saffron, 1 Sweet Spirit of Nitre, 1 Tincture of Iodine.
Proceedings were taken in 88 cases, 85 of which were successful, one case was
dismissed owing to an informality in the purchase and two were withdrawn.
The Sweets were specially tested for compounds of Arsenic, none of which were
detected.
The total fines secured during the year amounted to
£175
18
0
Total costs allowed amounted to ...
£90
12
0
The average fine secured on the prosecutions was
£1
19
1H
Compared with the two previous years the adulterations were as follows : —
Year.
No.
Submitted.
No.
Adulterated.
No. of
Prosecutions.
Per cent, of
Adulteration.
Per cent, of
Prosecution.
1901
693
107
66
15.4
9.5
1902
1,187
260
118
21.9
9.9
1903
1,171
214
88
18.3
7.5