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Appendix.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST ON THE
ANALYTICAL WORK OF THE YEAR.
Analytical Laboratory,
Town Hall, Paddington, W.
January 25th, 1916.
A resume of the analytical work of the year 1915 may be of
interest. A total of 506 samples was analysed. These comprised
Milk 252 samples, Butter 167, Lard 31, Margarine 19, Coffee 12,
Cream 9, Cocoa 8, Cheese 5, Sausages 2 and Apples 1.
The adulterated samples were 18 of Milk and 15 of Butter,
while 4 samples of Cream and 1 of Sausages were found to contain
Boric Acid as a preservative.
The total adulteration this year reached to 7½ per cent.; the
previous year it was 6¼ per cent. The most adulterated article this
year was Butter, 9 per cent; the previous year it was per cent.
Milk this year shows 71/10 of the adulterated samples as against 8 per
cent, the previous year.
The general public do not avail themselves of the Adulteration
Acts; all the samples were procured by your Inspector.
I have the honour to remain,
Yours obediently,
ALF. W. STOKES,
Public Analyst.