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1,491 samples were purchased by deputy, 309 by the Inspectors
directly (these latter were chiefly samples of milk purchased in the
street).
Milk.—741 samples of ordinary milk were taken during 1904;
593 were found to be below the standard laid down by the Board of
Agriculture, but 160 were reported by the analysts to be of very low
quality. From the returns of Mr. Cassal, the Public Analyst for the
southern part of the City, a summary has been prepared, which shows
that, so far as fat is concerned, the milk he analysed for the southern
part of the City might be divided thus : 135 good (3.8 per cent. and over
of fat), 93 fair (3.3 to 3.8 per cent.), 76 inferior (3 to 3.3 per cent.),
and 21 adulterated.
Mr. Cribb and Mr. Richards, the Public Analysts for the northern
part of the City, have prepared a chart, which shows that the bulk of
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