[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney] page 116

Hackney 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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SALE OP FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1879-1899.

SAMPLES PURCHASED DURING THE YEAR 1906.

Article purohased.	No. purchased.	No. adulterated.	No. where Proceedings taken.	No. of Samples adulterated, with percentage of adulteration.
Milk	520	96	30	See Samples of Milk Analysed (next page).
Butter	215	19	14	6—100% foreign fat.
				1-98% „
				1-92% „
				1-87% „
				2-80% „
				1-45% „
				1—44% „
				1—2.4% excess of water.
				l—2.2% „
				*1-4% „
				*1—1.2% „
				*1—1.1% „
				*1—.33% „
Coffee	48
Margarine	37	11	11	1—13.4% excess of water.
				l—9.4% „
				1—7.4% „
				1—1.12% „
				1—5.7% mashed potato.
				1—5.6% „
				1—3 3% excess of butter fat.
				1-3% „
				3 Served in plain wrapper.
				*1—2-7% butter fat.
				*1—1% excess of water.
				*1-1-8% „
Cocoa	24	3		*1—1% rice starch.
				*1—45% starch and sugar.
				*1—1 to 2% arrowroot.
Pepper	14
Lard	12
Olive Oil	12
Mustard	11
Malt Vinegar	11	2		*2—Acid derived from wood.
Whisky	8	1	1	1—12.4% excess of water.
Paregoric	6
Arrowroot	6
Camphorated Oil	6	2	2	1—5% deficient in camphor.
				1-69% „
Gin	5	3	2	1—55.5 degrees under proof.
				1—7.47% excess of water.
				*1—1.05% added water.
Rum	3
Demerara Sugar	3
Castor Sugar	3
Brandy	2	1		*1—3.1% excess of water.
	946	138	60	* No action taken.