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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ANALYST
APPOINTED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE ST. GILES
DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,
During the year ending on the 31st of last March,
I received from your Inspector, Mr. J. Hoyle, 183 samples
for analysis, consisting of bread, butter, cheese, arrowroot,
flour, black, white, and cayenne peppers, mustard, vinegar,
pickles, tea, coffee, extract of coffee, chicory, cocoa, milk,
jam, marmalade, orange jelly, Worcestershire relish,
ketchup, pork, beef, and German sausages, collared head,
black pudding, tinned beef and mutton, and gin. Of these
samples I found fifteen to be adulterated; namely, eight of
milk, two of black pepper, one of butter, two of raspberry
jam, and two of coffee. The proportion of adulterated
articles, therefore, has amounted to 8*2 per cent, of the
whole.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
T. REDWOOD.
17, Bloomsbury Square,
July 10th, 1883.