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FOOD ADULTERATION.
Pig 8 Pieces.
Decomposed Bullock 1 Pieces.
Abscess Calf 1 Piece.
Fish:—(decomposed)—
Skate 112 lbs. Haddock 218 lbs. Hake 336 lbs.
Vegetables:—(decomposed) —
Apples 33 lbs. Plums 60 lbs.
Tomatoes 152 „ Pears 213 „
Oranges 406 ,, Lemons 404 „
Cherries 4 „ Bananas 6 „
Onions10 „ Grapes 10 „
Currants 36 „ Gooseberries 20 „
Potatoes 336 „
Summary.
Meat 2,139 lbs. Per G.W.R. Co.,
Fish 666 „ Vegetables and Fruit 4,480 lbs.
Vegetables and Fruit 1,700 „
4,505 4,480
Grand Total 8,985 lbs.
FOOD ADULTERATION.
The samples submitted to the Public Anaylst during the year numbered 604, of which 16,
or 2.6 per cent. were found to be adulterated. The proportions found adulterated in the
three preceding years were:—1907, 9.2; 1906, 10.2; and 1905, 6.5. A list of the samples
purchased last year, together with the numbers and proportions found to be adulterated, is
civen in Table 44.

* Including 31 taken at Paddington (G.W.R.) Terminus in course of delivery; 2 adulterated.