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6. A total of £35 2s. 6d. was imposed in fines, and £6 8s. 6d.
in costs.
7. 318 of the samples were fresh milk. 11 of these, or
3.5 per cent. were adulterated, compared with 4.8, 1.7, 3.7,
4.8, and 7.2 in the five preceding years.
40 samples were bought as butter, and all were found to be
genuine. 10 samples of coffee were taken, and 2 contained
52 and 56 per cent. respectively of chicory. The first of these
was an informal sample; the second was purchased from
the same vendor; proceedings were taken, and a fine of
20s. imposed.
Table 18 shows the other 122 articles analysed. Not one
of these was found to be adulterated.
During the past five years, 7 samples of coffee out of 69
taken have been found adulterated, and one of cocoa, out of 61.
But no adulteration was discovered in 26 samples of vinegar,
25 of flour, 13 of sugar and sweets, 70 tea, 44 mustard, 36 jams,
17 condensed milk, and 96 drugs, nor in any one of the smaller
number of several other articles, other than milk and butter,
taken for analysis. From the Local Government Board
Annual Report for 1910 it appears that in that year the
adulteration of samples taken in the Metropolis was about
9 per cent. for tea, 7 per cent. for coffee, 19 per cent. for
cocoa, 13 per cent. for mustard, nil for flour, 10 per cent. for
confectionery and jams, and 4 per cent. for drugs. As
regards all the above articles except coffee, Woolwich shows
less adulteration than the rest of London.