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ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the work done under the Sale of Food and Drags Act,
condensed from his statutory quarterly reports, by
THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
During the year 1898 the Inspector brought to the
South London Central Public Laboratory 598 samples
of Food and Drugs, while 8 were handed in by members
of the Public in accordance with the provisions of
the Act, thus making a total of 606 articles classifiable
s follows:—
Dairy produce 373
Groceries 179
Bread and Cereals 32
Drugs 10
Confectionery 6
Alcoholic Beverages 6
606
The following Tables indicate the nature and
number of the various articles examined and the results
their analysis.
I.—Dairy Produce.
The articles entered under this head included:—
Milk 213 samples.
Butter 140 „
Condensed Milk 2 „
Lard 5 „
Cheese 4 „
Margarine 9 „
Total 373 samples.