Table: SAMPLES PURCHASED DURING 1912.
SAMPLES PURCHASED DURING 1912.
Articles Purchased. | N umber Purchased. | Number Adulterated. | Number where proceedings taken. | Number of Samples Adulterated with percentage of Adulteration. |
---|
Milk | 545 | 43 | 10 | (See next page). Return of Milk samples. |
Butter | 281 | 10 | 8 | 100% foreign fat. 7 |
| | | | 79% „ 1 |
| | | | 28% „ 1 |
| | | | 4% excess of water 1 |
Margarine | 4 | | | |
Black Currant Jelly | 3 | | | |
Cocoa | 5 | | | |
Coffee | 13 | | | |
Demerara Sugar | 15 | | | |
Arrowroot | 9 | | | |
Lard | 9 | | | |
Olive Oil | 10 | | | |
Dripping | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29.9% of water. |
| | | | 3.4% „ |
Paregoric | 3 | | | |
Cream | 12 | 4 | 1 | .58% Boric acid. |
| | | | .19% ,, |
| | | | .15% ,, |
| | | | .13% ,, |
Pepper | 6 | | | |
Mustard | 6 | | | |
Camphorated Oil | 6 | 2 | | 7.69% deficient in camphor. |
| | | | 6.53% ,, ,, |
Vinegar | 3 | 1 | | Acid derived from wood and not malt. |
Whisky | 3 | 2 | | 4.85% excess of water. |
| | | | 3.09% ,, |
Gin | 3 | | | |
Brandy | 4 | 2 | | 2.84 % excess of water. |
| | | | 2.23% ,, |
Liquorice Powder | 3 | | | |
| 950 | 66 | 20 | |