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ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the work done under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
condensed from his statutory quarterly reports, by
THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
During the year 1900, the Inspector brought to
the South London Central Public Laboratory 587
samples of Food and Drugs, classified as follows:—
Dairy produce 422
Groceries 118
Bread and Cereals 23
Alcoholic Beverages 13
Confectionery 6
Drugs 5
Total 587
The following Tables indicate the nature and number
of the various articles examined and the results of their
analysis.
I.—Dairy Produce.
The articles entered under this head included .—
Butter
Milk
Margarine
Cheese
Lard
204 samples.
193 „
12 „
9 „
4 „
Total
422 samples.
All these were legally genuine, except the following
41 which were found to be more or less deficient —