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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1893,
of the
PUBLIC ANALYST,
Appointed for the Parish of Camberwell.
Gentlemen,—
During the last official year, which came to an end on
March 31st, 1893, I have examined 170 samples of Food
and Drugs, of which number 168 were submitted to me by
your Inspectors, and two samples by private purchasers.
Of the 170 samples submitted, 38 were adulterated, giving
a percentage of adulterated articles for the whole year of 22 4.
During the year terminating March 31st, 1892, the percentage
of adulterated samples was 27'3, thus showing an
apparent improvement in trade morality; but I must point
out that it is very unsafe to generalize on such a small
number of samples, and would personally feel inclined to
attribute the apparent improvement rather to the accidents
of collection than to a permanent reform by the vendors.