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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 30th June, 1898.
Article
submitted for
Analysis.
State whether the sample
was submitted 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
whether the sample was genuine or
adulterated, and, if adulterated,
what were the nature
and extent of the adulteration.
The sum
paid in
respect of
the
Analysis.
Observations.
butter
Inspector of Vestry.
Genuine
10s. 6d.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cheese
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cheese
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cheese
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Gin
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cheese
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Whiskey
Do.
Do.
Do.
Coffee
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Brandy
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cheese
Do.
Do.
Do.
CoffeeMixture
Do.
Do.
Do.
Rum
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
15 per cent. of Cream deficient
Do.
Coffee
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Rum
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
CoffeeMixture
Do.
75 per cent. Chicory
Do.
Milk
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Whiskey
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mustard
Do.
Do.
Do.
Gregory's
Powder
Do.
Deficient in Magnesia to extent of 58 %
Do.
Cocoa
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Vinegar
Do.
Do.
Do.
Pepper
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Including the samples
of Margarine (which
although appearing as
genuine in this report
yet represent sales in
contravention of the
Margarine Act), these
results show that the
percentage of impure
or wrongly sold articles
during the quarter,
amounted to 20 27, or
just over 1/5th of the
articles purchased.
MILK
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mixed Coffee
Do.
60 per cent. Chicory
Do.
Chocolate
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Mustard
Do.
Do.
Do.
Chocolate
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
60 per cent. of added water
Do.
Milk
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
ToUl number of samples analysed during the quarter, 74.
5lh July, 1898. (Signed) JOHN MUTER, Ph.D., F.R.S.K., Public Analyst.