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58 samples were bought as butter, and one was found to
be adulterated.
Table 18 shows the other 124 articles analysed. Five of
these were found to be adulterated, viz., 3 samples of
Easton's syrup and 2 of camphorated oil.
During the past seven years, 7 samples of coffee out of
105 taken have been found to be adulterated, one of cocoa
out of 77, and 5 of drug3 out of 156. But no adulteration
was discovered in 37 samples of vinegar, 33 of flour, 13 of
sugar and sweets, 75 tea, 56 mustard, 46 jams, and 17
condensed milk, nor in any one of the smaller number of
several other articles, other than milk or butter, taken for
analysis. From the Local Government Board Annual Report
for 1912 it appears that in that year the adulteration of
samples taken in England and Wales was nil for tea, 5 per
cent. for coffee, 3 pier cent. for cocoa, 2 per cent. for
mustard, 2 per cent. for flour, 5 per cent. for confectionery
and jams, and 9 per cent. for drugs. As regards all the
above articles except coffee, Woolwich shows less adulteration
than the rest of London.
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912.
8. The following tabular statement shows the work done
under these regulations which forbid the adding of preservatives
to milk and require the amount in cream to be
declared on a label.