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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HARCOURT BUTLER INSTITUTE
B. Chemical Section.—During the year under review a total of
1,255 samples were examined. This total is made up as follows:—
| Miscellaneous Foods and Drugs . . . | 773 |
| Waters . . . | 454 |
| Effluents . . . | 28 |
| Total . . . | 1,255 |
These examinations were carried out for the following bodies or
individuals:—
| Public Health Department. | Hospitals. |
| Police Department. | Jails. |
| Military Department. | Civil Surgeons. |
| Public Works Department. | Private firms and individuals. |
| Municipalities. | Port Trust. |
| District Councils. |
The table below gives further details of the Various foods and drugs
examined:—
| Description of Samples. | Number examined. |
Number adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory. |
| Atta . . . | 3 | . . . |
| Butter (for experimental investigation) . . . | 22 | . . . |
| Cannabis indica cigarettes . . . | 1 | 1 |
| Chicory . . . | 1 | . . . |
| Cinchona febrifuge tablets . . . | 8 | . . . |
| Cocoa . . . | 2 | . . . |
| Coffee beans . . . | 2 | . . . |
| Coffee (experimental and survey) . . . | 18 | . . . |
| Cream . . . | 1 | . . . |
| Disinfectants . . . | 20 | . . . |
| Edible fats . . . | 4 | . . . |
| Ghee . . . | 131 | 21 |
| Ghee (experimental and survey) . . . | 16 | . . . |
| Infant foods . . . | 3 | . . . |
| Lime-juice cordials . . . | 3 | 1 |
| Methylated spirits . . . | 2 | 1 |
| Milk, fresh . . . | 16 | 3 |
| Milk, condensed (full cream sweetened) . . . | 2 | 2 |
| Milk condensed (full cream unsweetened) . . . | 3 | 1 |
| Milk, condensed (skimmed sweetened) . . . | 1 | . . . |
| Milk, dried . . . | 1 | . . . |
| Milk, human . . . | 23 | . . . |
| Milk, buffalo . . . | 103 | . . . |
| Milk, cow (for experimental investigation) . . . | 71 | . . . |
| Milk, goat . . . | 30 | . . . |
| Mineral salts . . . | 3 | . . . |
| Oil, groundnut . . . | 5 | . . . |
| Oil, sesamum . . . | 32 | 8 |
| Paddy . . . | 12 | . . . |
| Patent medicine . . . | 1 | 1 |
| Peas and beans . . . | 14 | . . . |
| Rice . . . | 194 | 84 |
| Rice bran . . . | 7 | . . . |
| Tea . . . | 12 | . . . |
| Tincture of iodine . . . | 2 | . . . |
| Water deposits . . . | 1 | . . . |
| Wheat . . . | 1 | . . . |
| Wheat bran . . . | 2 | . . . |
| Total . . . | 773 | 123 |