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Analgtical laboratory
Vestry Hall,
Harrow Road, w.
July 8th, 1889.
To the vestry of tie Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green:
Chairman and Gkntlkmen,—Your Inspectors have
submitted to me during the quarter ending Juno 24th, 1889,
a total of 23 samples of food. These were: milk, 17 samples;
coffee 2; pepper, 2; and mustard, 2. Of these, 2 milks and
2 ooffee samples were adulterated, the rest being gonuine.
Each of the adulterated samplos of milk contained 20 por
oont. of added water: the vendors of theso woro prosecuted,
and fines of £1 each woro imposed. In purchasing the two
samples of ooffoo, the word "coffee " only was used ; but on
examining the packets in which the samples were contained
they wero found to oontain the notioe, " This is sold as a
mixturo of oofloo and chicory." Analysis showed that ono
contained 50 and the other GO por oont. of chicory. Now,
chioory can bo bought for loss than a quarter of the price of
coffee. Tho Sanitary Committoe, desiring to test whether by
the uso of such a label a vendor could supply, at an additional
profit to himself, an article not asked for, directed a summons
to bo issued against ono of the vendors. The case was heard
by Mr. Bushby, and was ably presented on behalf of the