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Analysts' Annual Report.

It is most satisfactory to be able to report that in none of
the 990 samples of Milk submitted was a preservative found to
be present, nor had any samples been coloured.
The percentage of adulteration in all samples of Milk examined
amounted to only 2.83; whilst if the figures reported are considered
in detail it will be noticed that in only 8 of the 28 adverse
reports issued, did the departure from standard exceed 5%. Thus
the serious adulteration amounted to only 0-81 per cent., an excellent
proof of the satisfactory nature of the milk supply in the
Borough.
Cream.
Thirty-three samples of Cream were procured informally and
submitted for analysis; of these 5 were sold in containers declaring
the presence of preservative, and in 28 cases no such declaration
was made. Of the latter, two samples were found to contain a
boron preservative, whilst none of the five of the declared samples
was found to contain preservative in excess of that stated upon
the label.
As no formal samples of Cream were submitted in respect to
the two cases mentioned above, it is to be presumed that our
reports, on further informal samples procured from the same
source, satisfied the Food Inspector that the vendors were not
making a practice of selling preserved cream as unpreserved.
Butter.
In all, 401 samples of Butter were submitted for analysis
during the year and of these 7, or 1.7 per cent, were returned as
adulterated as containing Margarine. In no case was excess of
moisture or preservative reported. Of these 401 samples, 128,
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