The annual report of the public analyst appointed for the parish of Kensington : upon the articles analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875, during the year ended 25th March 1886.

  • Cassal, Charles E.
Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The annual report of the public analyst appointed for the parish of Kensington : upon the articles analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875, during the year ended 25th March 1886. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    The four adulterated samples respectively contained at least— 85 per cent, of foreign fat. 60 50 >5 > 9 99 99 99 99 25 99 9 9 9 9 COFFEE (44 samples). Genuine ... ... 75 per cent. Adulterated ... ... ... 25 ,, The 11 adulterated samjdes contained Chicory :— 1 contained at least 45 per cent. 1 >) 20 ,, 99 99 ^ 99 BLACK PEPPER (27 samples). Genuine ... ... 22‘2 per cent. Adulterated ... ... 77'7 ,, Samples of genuine commercial Black Pepper should not yield more than 5 or 5‘5 per cent, of Total Mineral Matter. Any sample ,vielding more than 7 per cent, must he considered as adulterated within the meaning of the Act. The following are the particulars relating to the 21 adulterated samples :— Total Mineral Silica and Matter. Sand. Remarks. per cent. per cent. 14-00 8-00 2 per cent. Rice Flour, much husk and dirt. 18-86 7-51 Much husk and dirt. 18-76 5-20 99 99 99 12-51 6-80 99 99 99 12-00 5-50 99 99 99 11-88 5-80 5 per cent. Rice Flour, much husk and dirt. 11-60 5-00 Much husk and dirt. 11-59 4-00 99 99 99 10-58 5-35 99 99 99 10-55 5-10 99 99 99 9-95 5-00 2 per cent. Rice Flour, much husk and dirt.