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Rotherhithe 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, in the
trative County of London, upon the articles analysed by him under the above Act
during the quarter ending the 31st December, 1898.

Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, in the administrative County of London, upon the articles analysed by him under the above Act during the quarter ending the 31st December, 1898.

Article submitted for Analysis.State whether the sample was sumitted to the Analysit by an Officer action under the direction of a Local Authorty, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority.Result of Analysis, showing whether the sample was genuine or adulterated, and, if adulterated, waht were the nature and extent of the adulteration. .The sum paid in respect of the analysis.Obserrvation.
ButterInspector of VestryGenuine10s. 6d.
CoffeeDo.Do.Do.
MustardDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
CoffeeDo.Do.Do.
Coffee andDo.Do.Do.
ChicoryDo.
ButterDo.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
CocoaDo.Do.Do.
Mixture
MustardDo.Do.Do.
PepperDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
BatterDo.Do.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.5 per cent. of added waterDo.
MiikDo.GenuineDo.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.8 per cent. of added waterDo.
MargarineDo.GenuineDo.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.14 per cent, of Added waterDo.
MilkDo.GenuineDo.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
BatterDo.Do.Do.
CheeseDo.Do.Do.
CoffeeDo.Do.Do.
MixtureDo.Do.Excluding the samples of Margarine (which,although herein reported genuine, yet probably represent infringements of the Margarine Act) the above figures show that 12½ Per cent, of the sample submitted were impure as against 1¼} per cent, in tbe corresponding quarter of last year.
ButterA member of the PublicDo.Do.
ButterDo.85 per cent of MargarineDo.
MilkInspector of Vestry14 per cent, of cream deficient.Do.
ButterDo.GenuineDo.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
ButterDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MargarineDo.Do.Do.
CoffeeDo.Do.Do.
MuntardDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.
MilkDo.Do.Do.

Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, 15.
2nd January, 1899. (Signed) JOHN MUTE 11, Ph.D., F.R.S.E., Public Analyst.