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THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE.
6. Thirty-seven exhibits were examined. The following table shows the results of the examin- .ation of 32 samples taken for the purpose of analysis by the Police and by the Sanitary Board :---
No. of Samples.
No. found Genuine.
No. found Adulterated.
Description.
Beer, Brandy,
Tea,
Milk,
Bread,
Coffee,
Whisky,
10
3
2
10
1
6
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3
2
3
0
0
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0
0
1 6
7. A number of various kinds of food were examined for the public at the specially low fees laid down in the Ordinance.
8. The result of the systematic method of taking samples by the Police has been that the sale of adulterated liquor has practically ceased in the Colony.
RICE.
9. In connection with the food supply a series of examinations was made of the cheapest kinds of rice to be obtained in the Colony. The amount of albuminoids in Chinese rice is very high. This is of much interest as in calculating out the diets for Chinese engaged on hard labour it had been found that if the percentage of albuminoids in rice be taken at five (the figure hitherto adopted) a much larger ration of more albuminoid substances such as fish was theoretically required by these per- sons than practically was found to be needed. The figure 7.12 (mean of the percentage of albuminoids of the first 9 specimens) is now used for ascertaining the proportion of rice required by persons en- gaged in various capacities. The analyses are recorded in the Table. Sample No. 9 was bought as being good rice.
It will serve as a standard. Sample No. 10 was sent from the Po Leung Kuk for an ex- amination of its quality.
ANALYSES OF TEN SAMPLES OF CHINESE RICE.
The results are expressed as parts in 100 parts of the sample.
No.
Whence obtained.
Price paid, 1 catty.
Appearance of grain.
Colour of powder.
Album-
Vege-
Mois- ture.
Ash. Fat.
enoids or Starch. table N. x 6.33.
fibre.
134, Nullah Lane,
4 cents.
Sprinkling of pow-
der.
White.
13.78 .72 .30
8.64
71.83 4.73
256, Jardine's Bazaar,...
3 cents
8 cash.
Sprinkling of pow- der. Some integu-
Pale yellow.
13.13 1.09 .56
5.56
71.19 8.47
ment present.
3134, Wing Lok Street,
4 cents
As (2).
Do.
13.38 1.10 .21
6.58
73.39 5.35
I cash.
49, Cochrane Street,
3 cents
Much integument.
Gray. 12.95 1.77 .38
6.64
72.71 5.55
6 cash.
525, Pokfulam Road,
4 cents
Sprinkling of pow-
White. 13.15 .64 .35
7.82
75.71 2.33
2 cash.
der.
6 6, Pokfulam Road,
2 cents
Do.
Do.
14.13! .73 .50
7.08
75.95 1.61
8 cash.
7132, Wing Lok Street,
3 cents
Do.
Do.
13.47 .59 .30
7.08 76.93 1.68
7 cash.
88, Gough Street,
4 cents.
Do.
Do.
13.42
.40 .15
7.51 77.18 1.34
9 288, Queen's Road, W.,
5 cents.
Clean translucent
grain.
Do.
13.25 .38 .34
7.21 76.68 2.14
10 Po Leung Kuk, .
Do.
Do.. 11.95 .47 .43
7.40 79.50 .25
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