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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    adulterated, inferior, and probably adulterated samples :— Table II. Quarter. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. Total. Genuine ... 51 56 81 67 255 Adulterated 41 54 46 40 181 Inferior ... 17 12 3 26 58 Probably Adulterated and Abnormal 4 12 5 30 Total 113 134 135 142 524 These figures give the following per centages :— Genuine Samples... ... ... ... 48*6 per cent. Adulterated Samples ... ... ... 34’5 ,, Inferior Samples ... ... ... ... 11*06 ,, Probably Adulterated and Abnormal Samples ... ... ... ... 5*7 ,, In Table III. the names of the genuine, adulterated, inferior, and abnormal, or probably adulterated samples, taken during «ach quarter, are given, and the total number of each.