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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 31st December, 1898.
Articlc
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.
Coffee
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mustard
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Coffee
Do.
Do.
Do.
Coffee and
Do.
Do.
Do.
Chicory
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cocoa
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mixture
Mustard
Do.
Do.
Do.
Pepper
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
5 per cent. of added water
Do.
Milk
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
8 per cent. of added water
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
14 per cent. of added water
Do.
Milk
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cheese
Do.
Do.
Do.
Coffee
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mixture
Butter
A member of the Public
Do.
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 samples
submitted were impure
as against 11/4 per
cent. in the corresponding
quarter of
last year.
Butter
Do.
85 per cent. of Margarine
Do.
Milk
Inspector of Vestry
14 per cent. of cream deficient.
Do.
Butter
Do.
Genuine
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do,
Do.
Butter
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Margarine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Coffee
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mustard
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk
Do.
Do.
Do.
Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, 45.
2nd January, 1899. (Signed) JOHN MUTER, Ph.D., F.R.S.E., Public Analyst.