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St James's 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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37
FOOD ANALYSES.
No.
Date.
Articles.
Adulteration.
Remarks.
25
May 6
Coffee
Adulterated
Contained Chicory, which was declared.
20
„ 6
„
„
„ ,,
27
„ 6
„
„
„ ,,
28
„ 6
„
„
„ ,,
29
„ 6
„
„
„ ,,
30
„ 6
„
„
„ ,,
31
„ 9
Confections
„
Contained vegetable coloring matter.
32
„ 9
„
„
Contained cochineal.
33
„ 9
„
„
Trace of chalk.
34
„ 9
„
No adulteration
Colored.
35
„ 9
„
„
„
36
„ 9
„
A trace
„
37
„ 29
Milk
No adulteration
8 per cent, of cream.
38
„ 29
„
„
11 per cent. of cream.
39
„ 29
„
„
11 per cent. of cream.
40
„ 29
„
„
26 per cent. of cream.
41
„ 29
„
„
8 per cent. of cream.
42
„ 29
„
„
30 per cent. of cream.
43
June 3
„
„
12.5 per cent. of cream.
41
„ 12
„
„
8 per cent. of cream.
45
July 16
„
„
13 per cent. of cream.
40
„ 16
„
„
9 per cent. of cream.
47
„ 16
„
„
10 per cent. of cream.
48
„ 16
„
„
11 per cent. ot' cream.
49
„ 16
„
„
10.25 per cent. of cream.
50
„ l6
„
„
9 per cent. of cream.
51
„ 21
„
Suspected
5 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
52
„ 21
„
Skimmed milk
3 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
53
„ 21
„
Suspected
6 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
54
„ 21
„
No adulteration
10 per cent. of cream.
55
„ 21
„
Suspected
6 percent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
56
„ 21
„
„
6 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
57
„ 28
„
„
6.5 per cent. cream—vendor cautioned.
58
„ 28
„
No adulteration
11 per cent. of cream.
59
„ 28
„
Suspected
6.25 per cent. cream—vendor cautioned.
60
.. 28
„
No adulteration
10 per cent. of cream.
61
„ 28
„
„
10 per cent. of cream.
62
„ 28
„
„
9 per cent. of cream.
63
August 1
„
Suspected
5 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
64
,, 1
„
No adulteration
10 per cent. of cream.
65
„ 1
„
„
9 per cent. of cream.
66
» 1
„
„
13 per cent. of cream.
67
,, 1
„
„
9 per cent. of cream.
68
„ 1
„
Suspected
0 per cent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
69
„ 29
Black tea
„
Genuine but inferior.
70
Oct. 15
Milk
No adulteration
12 per cent. of cream.
71
„ 15
„
„
15 per cent. of cream.
72
„ 15
„
„
10.25 per cent. of cream.
73
„ 15
„
„
10 per cent. of cream.
74
„ 17
„
Suspected
5.5 per cent. cream—vendor cautioned.
75
„ 17
„
No adulteration
11 per cent. of cream.
76
„ 17
„
„
8 per cent. of cream.
77
„ 17
„
„
7.25 per cent. of cream.