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ABSTRACT OF THE QUARTERLY REPORTS
OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST
For the Year ending March 25th, 1896.
A total of 383 samples of food were analyzed.
These consisted of Milk (fresh and condensed) 218
samples, Butter 62, Lard 16, Groceries 43, Spirits 23,
Ices 7, Beer 5, Potted Meats 5, and Bread 4.
Of these, 16 samples of Milk, 4 of Butter, 2 of
the Groceries, and 3 of the Spirits, proved to be
adulterated. A review of these articles shows:—
Milk to be adulterated to the extent of 7⅓ per cent.
This is only half of the adulteration that was experienced
last year. Through the mildness of the winter
there has been a plentiful supply of milk, so that there
has been less than usual a temptation to make up the
quantity with water. Comparing the samples taken
this year from the railway stations, street sellers, and
shops, on week-days and Sundays, it is found that
most of the adulterated samples were obtained on
Sundays, at the smaller shops.
Condensed milk, from its handiness and good