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Rotherhithe 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Report of the Public Analyat appointed for the Parish of Rotheehithe. H ministrative Cousty ofLondon, upon tbe Articles analysed by him undor the above Act during the quarter, ending the 30th jUNE, 1898.

Article submitted for Analysis.State wheter the sample was sabmitted to the Analyst by an officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority-Result of the Analysis, Showing wheter the sample was genuine or adulterated, and, if adulterated, waht were the nature and extent of the adulteration.The sum Paid in respect of lthe Analysis.Obecrrations.
ButterInspector of Vestry.Geauine10s. 6d.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
CheeseDo.DoDo.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MargaineDo.Do.Do.
CheeseDo.Do.Do.
MutterDo.Do.Do.
CheeseDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do
MilkDo.Do.Do.
ButtrrDo.Do.Do
MargarineDo.DoDo.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do
GinDo.DoDo
CheeseDo.Do.Do
ButterDo.Do.Do.
WhiskeyDo.Do.Do.
CoffeeDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
HotterDoDo.Do
BrandyDo.Do.Do
MargarineDo.DoDo.
MargarineDo.Do.Do
CheeseDo.Do.Do
CoffeeMixtureDo.Do.Do.
HumDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.15 per cent, of Cream deficient.Do.
CoffeeDo.GenuineDo
MargarineDo.DoDo.
HumDo.Do.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
MargaineDo.Do.Do.
CoffeeMixtureDo.75 per cent, Chicory.Do.
MilkDo.GenuinaDo
ButterDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.DoDo.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do
HutterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.DoDo.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
WhiskeyDo.Do.Do.
MustardDo.Do.Do.
Gregory'sPower Do. Deficient in Magnesia to extent of 58% Do.
CocoaDo.GenuineDo
VinegarDo.Do.Do.
PapperDo.Do.Do
MilkDoDo.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.Including the sample of Margarine {which although appearing as genuine in this report yet represent sales in cuntravention of the Margarine Act), theseresultes show that the percentage of impureor wrongly sold articles during the quarter, amounted to 20 27, or just over ¼th of the articles purchased.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
Mixed CoffeeDo.Do.Do.
ChocolateDo.GO per cent ChicoryDo.
MustardDo.GenuineDo.
ChocolateDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.6 per cent, of added waterDo.
MilkDo.GenuineDo.
MilkDo.Do. Do.Do.Do.

Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, 74.
5th July, 1898 (Signed) JOHN MUTER, Ph.D., F.R.S.E., Public Analyst.