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74
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST
ON ARTICLES ANALYSED
DURING THE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1912.
Samples Submitted.—During the past year 575 samples
of food aud drugs were submitted for analysis. Of this
number 503 were purchased by your inspectors in conformity
with the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
while the remaining 72 samples were procured as test or informal
samples.
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Adulterated Samples.—Of the 503 official samples
'27, or 5.36 per cent. were reported as adulterated, compared
with 6.06 per cent. in the previous year and 4.95 per cent.
in 1910.
Of the 72 test or informal samples eleven, or 15.27 per
cent. were found to be adulterated or not up to standard.
These informal samples were obtained by assistants without
any declaration at the time of purchase, and much useful
information as to the procuring of official samples was obtained
in this manner.
MILK.
Two hundred and fifty official samples of milk were
analysed during the year, and of this number twenty-one, or
8.4 per cent., were certified as adulterated or below the
standard fixed by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. A
list of the milk samples not reported as genuine will be found
in Table G of this report.