Food and its adulterations : comprising the reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended: being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public ; and containing the names and addresses of the various merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen of whom the analysed articles were purchased / by Arthur Hill Hassall.

  • Hassall, Arthur Hill, 1817-1894.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Food and its adulterations : comprising the reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended: being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public ; and containing the names and addresses of the various merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen of whom the analysed articles were purchased / by Arthur Hill Hassall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2j_xxii INTRODUCTION. It must be recollected that in the foregoing Table the latest duties only are given; and since many of these have recently been greatly reduced, there is no doubt but that the loss from adulteration was formerly much greater than at present. Now, wo think it would not be difficult to sl.ow that the rntichmery m operation for the purpose of checking adulteration, vi.., the l?«'3e ciamsy and inefficient a.s it is expensive. We make th,s remark, not out of any hostile feeling towards the Excise, bat, as we concove. as a matter of *ve tid that the Excise is inefficient. In proof of this statement, we have only to refer to the pages of this work, demonstratmg as ttey do, Teyond the possibiUty of a doubt, the fact, that adulterat.on .s scand lously and disgrac'efully prevalent in nearly every duty.pay.ng -t.c e : , for example, cofi-ee, chicory, spirits, tobacco, spices, snuff, and othei leadm„ and prime exciseable articles. , , «„«rv,r^l;c^,P<^ And why is the Excise thus inefficient ? and why has it not accomphshed the purposes for which it was instituted? There are several reasons One of them is a want of sufficient vigour and activity .n enforcing he nowers wiX whL they are entrusted. Compared with the extent of the science tor tne ciiscuveijr ^ -, . „ i;xxi„ ^^r.^ science, upon the cially upon a knowledge of vegetable structure - - ° *^ 1°^^^ , observer by means of -'---Pf, '^„t:,:aduUeratL -r:avt::^tr«^ —e. 0^^^^^^^^^^^ but that it is clumsy: let us see what is the n^;' question. Excise inspectors or offl^-^f^.^Prd^m in w^ch artLles of operations of all the manufactories of he k ngdom n « consumption that pay duty are prepared, '^^^ fjJ^'lZL li^^s ^>pon stances are not employed. In some cases ^'^^^I'^—^Zs at night he the premises, staying there the whole day, w^'^^^^^^^^^ ^.^^ locks up certain parts of the manufactory, ^-^^^'J^JZess of the thereby stopping to some extent in many ^''^ P^^^^^^^'; eeeding manufactory. That this is '''^.'q^-'^''''„''j:'J,3Tdence of excisemen ,e>v will deny; but another evil spnngmput of the r^^^^^^ cases intimate lelations come , i,,^ practices t,e manufacturer and he i ^equen.ly bro^, ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^n^rL Z e— having been brib^ -^^X —^-he premises. In otlier instances the exciseman do ^'P^^^ this in his but pays daily or occasional while retail .v,.„„„„ ™„nv onnortunitles are afforded for adulteiatio