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115
1881-82.
ANALYST'S REPORTS.
Chemical Laboratory,
St. Thomas's Hospital, S.E.,
June 25th, 1881.
To the Vestry of St. Giles, Camberwell.
Gentlemen,
During the past quarter I have analysed fiftyarticles
of more or less importance, the certificates
of all of which are in the hands of your Inspectors.
Milk is naturally of first importance, and
twenty-nine samples have been analysed, eight in
duplicate. Besides minor adulterations, we have
had six milks with from 7 to 12 per cent, of added
water. One was skimmed, but insufficiently to
risk a prosecution; yet another was a top-skim,
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