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APPENDIX TO THE REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health.
Summary of Analytical Work for the Year
ending March 31st, 1877.
NAME of SAMPLE.
Genuine.
Of doubtful
Quality.
Adulterated.
Total.
Milk
6
8
6
19
Bread
19
—
—
19
Butter
8
1
2
11
Swiss Milk
1
—
—
1
Tea
16
1
3
20
Coffee
4
—
3
7
Mustard
6
—
2
8
Pepper
6
—
—
6
Flour
1
—
—
1
Whisky
1
—
—
1
Totals
67
10
16
92
Of the above samples only 8 were brought by private
purchasers, viz.: 5 of butter, 1 of Swiss milk, 1 of milk,
and 1 of whisky; and 2 were samples of milk procured by
myself at houses where there were cases of enteric fever,
and the milk-supply was suspected: they were neither of
them watered.
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