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Report—Public Analyst. 241
IV.—Beverages.
These included the following:
Ginger Beer
15 samples.
All these were found genuine, with the exception of the four
following samples:—
Name of Article.
Case No.
Nature and extent of Impurity.
Ginger Beer
552
1.05 grains of Lead per gallon.
Ginger Beer
561
0.42 „ „ „
Ginger Beer
587
3.3 „ „ „
Ginger Beer
710
1.5 „ „ „
These figures show that 26.6 per cent, of the samples examined
in this division were reported against.
V.—Drugs.
These were as follows:-
Cream of Tartar
4 samples.
Camphorated Oil
2 „
Comp. Liniment of Camphor
1 „
Milk of Sulphur
1 ,,
8 samples.
All these were found genuine, with the exception of one sample
of Cream of Tartar (No 779), which proved on analysis to be Bicarbonate
of Soda.
These results show that 12.5 per cent, adulteration was reported
in this division.