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1888-89.
ANALYST'S REPORTS.
Chemical Laboratory,
St. Thomas's Hospital,
Medical and Surgical College, S.E.
June 24th, 1888.
To the Vestry of St Giles, Camberwell.
Gentlemen,
During the past quarter I have analysed twenty-five
samples of Milk, six of which were adulterated with
respectively, 20,15,7, 8,8 and 5 per cent, of added water. One
other milk was skimmed to the extent of at least 30 per cent.
but, whether of ignorance, or intention, I cannot say. It is
a very common occurrence for a vendor of a watered milk
to attempt to save himself by selling a top-skim rich in
cream, a plan which does not answer. But a favouring of a
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