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ADULTERATION OF FOOD, &c., ACT.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my report, under the
provisions of the above Act, for the quarter ending
June, 1875.
I have received 20 samples, all from the Inspector;
of these, 5 were bread, 6 flour, 1 lime juice, 2 green
tea, 2 arrowroot, 2 coffee, 1 chocolate powder, 1 cocoa.
The breads, Nos. 25, 32, 34 and 36 were genuine, no
alum being present, and no other starch except that of
wheat being present. In No. 30 there was a suspicion
of the presence of alum, but not sufficient to be
estimated.
The lime juice (29) contained 17 per cent, of water,
and 5.31 of citric acid—was not adulterated.
The flours were all genuine, and free from other than
wheat starch.
The green teas were genuine, but slightly faced with
Prussian blue; and 38 and 40 contained 7.75 and 6.80
per cent. of moisture.
The arrowroots were genuine.
The coffees were genuine.
The chocolate powder was genuine.
The cocoa was genuine.
As in the previous quarter there were no samples
brought by the public for analysis, at least no person
complied with the requirements of the Act.
I have tabulated the results of the analyses of the
various articles in a separate book, for reference, if
necessary.
I wish to add, that duplicate samples of all these
articles have been preserved, and numbered for