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St James's 1873

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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38
FOOD ANALYSES.
No.
Date.
Articles.
Adulteration.
Remarks.
78
Oct. 18
Arrowroot
No adulteration
Genuine arrowroot.
70
„ 18



80
„ 18



81
,, 18

Adulterated
Contained rice starch.
82
„ 18

No adulteration
Genuine arrowroot
83
„ 18

Adulterated
Contained wheat flour.
84
„ 18

No adulteration
Genuine arrowroot.
85
„ 18



86
„ 18



8?
„ 18



88
„ 18



89
„ 18



90
Nov. 7
Milk

8.75 per cent. of cream.
91
7

Suspected
6 percent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
92
„ 10
Moist sugar
No adulteration
A genuine sugar.
92
„ 10

„ „

93
„ 10



94
„ 10



95
„ 10



96
,, 10



97
,, 10



98
. 11
Milk

13 per cent. of cream.
99
„ 11


9.25 per cent. of cream.
100
,, 11


9 per cent. of cream.
101
,, 11


8 per cent. of cream.
102
„ 11


15 per cent. of cream.
103
,, 15
Beef sausages
Adulterated
Contained 6 per cent. of bread.
104
„ 15

*
99
5.8 per cent. of bread.
105
„ 15

99
5.5 per cent. of bread.
106
,, 15

99
7.4 per cent. of bread.
10?
„ 15

>>
4.10 per cent. of bread.
108
„ 18
Pork sausages
))
.
109
„ 18

99
3.8 per cent. of bread.
110
„ 18

99
1.2 per cent.of bread.
111
„ 18

99
3.2 per cent. of bread.
112
„ 25
Milk
Suspected
7.75 per cent. of cream.
113
.. 26
Tobacco
No adulteration
Genuine.
114
Dec. 4
Soda water
Residue 8 grs.
Ought to contain at least 10 grains of
carbonate of soda a bottle.
115
4

Residue 9-2 grs.
99 99 ft
116
., 16

Residue 9-2 grs.
99 99 99
117
,, 16

Residue 2-1 grs.
99 99 99
118
,, 20

Residue 6'4 grs.
99 99 99
119
„ 20

Residue 3 grs.
99 99 99