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ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year ended March 31st, 1891,
of the
PUBLIC ANALYST,
Appointed for the Parish of Camberwell.
Gentlemen,
During the year ended March 31st, 1891, I have
under the Acts governing my appointment, analysed 142
samples of food, of which I found 39 adulterated. The
percentage of adulteration stands at the high figure of 27.5.
Of the above samples, 141 were submitted to me by
your Inspectors, and one sample (an adulterated milk; by a
private purchaser.
If we consider the adulteration with regard to the
various articles of food we have:—