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111
ANALYSTS REPORT.
South London Central Public Laboratory,
325, Kennington Road, S.E.
London.
March 6th, 1888.
To the Wandsworth District Board of Works.
Gentlemen,
In accordance with the usual custom, I beg to
report that during the year 1887, I received from the
Inspector and duly examined 428 samples of food aud
drugs, and 11 samples of water. Of these, the following
articles of food were fonnd to have fallen below the
legal standards:—
6 Samples of Milk (having from 11 to 25 per cent. of Water )
11 ,, Butter ( ,, 50 to 100 „ Animal Fat)
3 „ Pepper ( „ 8 to 15 „ Spent Ginger.)
3 ,, Coffee ( ,, 23 to 35 „ Chicory).
Total 23 Samples condemned, or 5½ per cent.
Nearly all the samples of water were found to be more
or less contaminated, and live were absolutely condemned.