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Lady-day, 1879.
I have examined fifty-six articles, under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, and have forwarded
reports upon them.
Milks, condensed and other, have amounted to
twenty-nine in number. The Condensed Milks do
not offer much for observation; nevertheless I may
mention a decrease in the amount of fat which must
be occasioned, either by the use of skimmed milk, or
by skimming in the process of manufacture, or of
poor milk. It will be advisable to examine two or
three specimens every quarter, if we are to continue
a knowledge of their composition.
The fresh milks amounted to twenty-six, of
which, five were distinctly adulterated with, respectively,
8, 10½, 13, 16, and 24 per cent, of water.
Milk 200 was not only adulterated with 10 per cent,
of added water, but was skimmed down to 1 per cent,
of cream, and 0.32 per cent, of fat. Several other
milks were adulterated with 7 per cent, of water, and