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REPORT EY THE PUBLIC ANALYST
FOE THE YEAR 1894.
To the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District.
Gentlemen,
In accordance with the annual custom, I beg to fubmit a
statement of the work done in my department, under the Sale
of Food and Drugs Act. The total number of samples submitted
by the Inspector during 1894, was 368, constituted as follows:—
Nature of Article.
Number
submitted.
Milk., . . . . .. 121
Butter .. .. .. 80
Coffee 55
Mustard .. . . .. 29
Pepper .. .. .. 26
Flour 13
Lard .. .. . . 9
Cocoa .. .. . . 7
Arrowroot .. .. .. 7
Jam.. .. .. .. 6
Sugars . . .. .. 5
Condensed Milk .. .. 3
Ginger .. .. .. 3
White Wax. . .. . . 1
Tinned Peas .. .. 1
Cheese .. .. .. 1
Tea .. 1
The total number of articles condemned was 24, thus showing
that 6*32 per cent, of the whole were adulterated, as compared
with 8"38 per cent, in the year 1893.