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As heretofore, and as shewing the indifference
of the public to the working of these Acts, it
may be mentioned that, of the total number of
37,233 samples analyzed, only 211 samples were
obtained by private purchasers; the remainder
(37,022) being collected by Sanitary Inspectors
and other officials.
In the Report of the Local Government
Board, from which the above figures are largely
derived, we learn that, of the total number of
samples examined, 129 per cent, were more or
less adulterated, which, by comparison with
former years, indicates an increase in the purity
of articles analyzed.
In the City of London it has not been deemed
necessary to institute any prosecution, although
some of the articles examined have been
perilously near adulteration. For instance, in
the 57 milks examined, several have been found
below the standard of every analyst in the
Kingdom, excepting those who direct the
chemical work at Somerset House, who still
refuse to adopt the standard fixed by the
Society of Public Analysts.