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Food and Drugs Act.
Under this Act your Analyst examined 24 samples, as
follows:—
Milk
Butter
Bread
Coffee
Sugar (Moist)
Sugar (Loaf)
Cocoa
Whiskey
3 samples.
3 „
3 „
3 „
3 „
3 „
3 „
3 „
Result—One of the samples of milk was found to be poor—the
vendor was cautioned; and one sample of whiskey was one
point below the standard. All the rest were genuine.
Bake-Houses.
There have been of late many sensational reports in the Press
of the insanitary condition of some of the London bake-houses,
and the subject has been referred to in the House of Commons.
No doubt the underground position of these places is not conducive
to their well being. There is a deficiency of daylight, and proper
ventilation is difficult to obtain, consequently the men employed
suffer more or less in health. In my opinion no future bake-houses
should be allowed to be constructed underground.
Our own bake-houses have been regularly and systematically
inspected, and as a rule I have found them in a very satisfactory
condition. During the time (23 years) I have held my present
position, it has never been necessary to resort to legal proceedings
to enforce cleanliness in any one of them.
The Mortuary.
The Mortuary, which is situated under the churchyard, has been
completely transformed; anyone who knew it in its former condition
would hardly now recoguise the place, so great has been the improve-