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SAMPLES PURCHASED FOR ANALYSIS DURING 1931.
Article.
Number of Samples.
Total Samples
Analysed.
Total Samples
Adulterated.
Percentage of
Adulteration.
Taken
officially
Adulterated.
Taken
unofficially.
Adulterated.
Milk
539
3
1
—
540
3
0.55
Machine skimmed milk
(condensed)
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Cream
—
—
3
—
—
—
Tinned Cream
—
—
5
—
5
—
—
Butter
—
—
122
—
122
—
—
Margarine
—
—
10
—
10
—
—
Cheese
—
—
21
—
21
—
—
Lard
—
—
1
—
17
—
—
Beef Dripping
1
—
14
1
15
—
6.66
Olive Oil
—
—
8
—
8
—
—
Tea
—
—
8
—
8
—
—
Green Tea
1
1
4
2
5
3
60.0
Coffee
—
—
13
—
13
—
—
Cocoa
—
—
11
—
11
—
—
Cocoa Essence v
—
—
2
—
2
—
—
Chocolates
—
—
10
—
10
—
—
Mustard
—
—
7
—
7
—
—
Pepper
—
—
10
—
10
—
—
Cayenne Pepper
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Demerera Sugar
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Egg Powder
—
—
9
—
9
—
—
Self-raising Flour
—
—
14
—
14
—
—
Cornflour
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
Arrowroot
—
—
10
—
10
—
—
Jam
3
—
18
3
21
3
14.28
Tinned Fruit
—
—
8
—
8
—
—
,, Vegetables
—
—
7
—
7
—
—
,, Fish
—
—
5
—
5
—
Corned Beef
—
—
2
—
2
—
—
Meat and Bacon
—
—
7
—
7
—
—
Steak and Kidney Pie
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
Pork Sausage
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Egg Powder Substitute
—
—
4
—
4
—
—
Baking Powder
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
Fish Paste
—
—
4
—
4
—
—
Marmalade
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Honey
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Ground Ginger
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Scotch Whiskey
3
2
20
4
23
6
26.08
Rum
1
—
2
—
3
—
—
Gin
—
—
5
—
5
—
—
Lemon & Orange Squash
—
—
7
—
7
—
—
Cake
—
—
4
—
4
—
—
Sponge Cake
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Barley
—
—
4
—
4
—
—
Malt Vinegar
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Camphorated Oil
—
—
10
4
10
4
40.0
Syrup of Senna
1
—
5
2
6
2
33.33
Liquorice Powder
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
Totals
550
6
450
16
1000
22
2.20