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FOOD ANALYSES.
TABLE I.
LIST OF ARTICLES OF FOOD SENT FOR ANALYSES, FROM
JANUARY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1873.
No.
Date.
Articles.
Adulteration.
Remarks.
1
April 24
Milk
No adulteration
2
,, 24
Cream
„
3
„ 25
Milk
„
4
„ 25
99
„
5
„ 25
99
„
6
„ 29
Allsopp's pale
ale
„
Suspected of containing Strychnia.
7
Aug. 14
Milk
„
8
„ 21
Cream
„
9
„ 21
Milk
„
10
Nov. 10
,,
„
11
„ 22
Tobacco
„
A weak but genuine tobacco.
TABLE II.
LIST OF ARTICLES OF FOOD OBTAINED FOR ANALYSES FROM
JANUARY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1873.
No.
Date.
Articles.
Adulteration.
Remarks.
1
Feb. 26
Milk
No adulteration
Contained 7 per cent. of cream.
2
„ 20
„
„
Contained 6.5 per cent, of cream.
3
„ 20
„
Suspected
4 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
4
„ 26
„
„
4.80 per cent. cream—vendor cautioned.
5
March 3
„
No adulteration
8 per cent. of cream.
6
„ 3
„
Suspected
5 per cent. cream—vendor cautioned.
7
„ 3
„
No adulteration
13 per cent of cream.
8
„ 3
„
„
7.5 per cent. of cream.
9
„ 26
„
„
15 per cent. of cream.
10
„ 26
„
„
10.5 per cent cream.
11
„ 26
„
„
7 per cent. of cream.
12
„ 26
„
„
8.5 per cent. of cream.
13
„ 27
Black tea
„
Not faced.
14
„ 27
„
„
„
15
„ 27
„
„
„
16
„ 27
„
„
„
17
„ 27
„
„
„
18
„ 27
„
„
„
19
April 27
Confections
Adulterated
Contained a small quantity of starch.
Colored.
20
„ 27
„
„
„
21
„ 27
„
„
„
22
„ 27
„
No adulteration
Colored.
23
,, 27
„
Adulterated
A small quantity of starch. Colored.
24
„ 27
„
No adulteration
Colored.