DR. WORCESTER'S REPORT UPON MILK. Dr. S. W. ABBOTT, Secretary of the State Board of Health. DEAR SIR:-I have the honor to submit the following report on the analysis of milk for the year ending September 30. The 1,535 samples received during the year were taken from dealers in eighteen cities and eleven towns of the State, and from fifteen suspected producers. Twenty-five samples were of known purity and eight of "skim-milk." In tabular form the results of my analyses may be stated as follows:Percentage of standard quality of whole number received,. samples taken from cities, towns, 66 66 66 66 66 49.2 50.6 59.8 29.0 Percentage of standard quality of samples taken from suspected producers, The actual number of samples received was somewhat greater than appears, owing to the fact that certain samples of known purity received during the early part of the year were included in my last report, in order to complete the series. Respectfully, BOSTON, Oct. 1, 1891. CHARLES P. WORCESTER. DR. DAVENPORT'S REPORT UPON FOOD. BOSTON, Jan. 15, 1892. To the State Board of Health. I have the honor to present the following report of analysis of articles of food during the past year: The only new forms of adulteration met with during the year, and which have not already been mentioned in my previous reports, have been several samples of cream of tartar wholly composed of lime sulphate, except for the small proportion of tartaric acid needed to give them the slightly acid taste of true cream of tartar; also some samples of mustard composed wholly of corn and wheat flour, colored and flavored to imitate the true powder. BENNETT F. DAVENPORT, Analyst. DR. DAVENPORT'S REPORT UPON MILK. BOSTON, Jan. 15, 1892. To the State Board of Health. I have the honor to present the following report of analysis of milk during the past year: 66 Number below the standard, Number having more than 15 per cent. of total solids, . between 14 and 15 per cent. of total solids, . 258 845 Number having less than eight per cent. of total solids, 1 0 14 0 0 BENNETT F. DAVENPORT, Analyst. DR. DAVENPORT'S REPORT UPON DRUGS. To the State Board of Health. I have the honor to present the following report of analysis of drugs during the past year: Number conforming to the standard, . 352 The only unusual and not previously reported form of adulteration met with by me during the year was a sample of lycopodium composed wholly of precipitated sulphur; this, however, was most likely only an accidental substitution. BENNETT F. DAVENPORT, BOSTON, Jan. 15, 1892. Analyst. PROFESSOR GOESSMANN'S REPORT. MILK OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. The examination of the milk obtained in the four western counties of the State as usual presents a good result as compared with that of the eastern counties. The whole number of samples examined was 326. (The whole number collected was 346, but of this number 20 were too sour for analysis when they were received by the chemist.) The results of analysis were as follows: |