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Sbbi and Vaccines issued between Ist Apbil, 1909, and 31st March, 1910. Flasks. £ Val r - d Anti-diphtheritic serum .. .. .. .. ~ .. 590 63 2 6 Anti-streptococcus serum and vaccine . . . . . . .. 188 28 16 0 Anti-tetanus serum .. .. .. .. .. ~ 87 18 12 6 Anti-staphylo coccus serum and vaccine .. .. . . .. 55 510 0 Tuberculin, — New T.R 8 3 12 0 Azoules T.R. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 415 0 Conjunctival test .. .. .. .. .. ~ 18 12 6 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,022 £125 10 6 Ishigami toxoidin . . . . . . .. . , .... 30 0 0 Total value .. .. .. .. .. .. £155 10 q PART B.—DOMINION ANALYST'S REPORT. Sir — ] have the honour to forward herewith returns of analyses made in this laboratory for the Department of Public Health during the year ending 31st March, 1910. These returns show a total of 2,056 analyses of a varied character. They include 1,653 samples of milk taken by the Health Department Inspectors from a large number of dairies in various parts of the Dominion, with the object of determining the general composition of genuine milk in New Zealand. I have, &c, J. S. Maclaubin, The Chief Health Officer, Department of Public Health. Dominion Analyst.

Summary of Analyses made in the Dominion Laboratory, Wellington.

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Material. Object of Analysis. Number of J Samples. For He* 'ealth Department. Brandy Whisky Wine Beer... ... Waters Milk ... I ... Quality ... ... ... ... 6 32 Alcohol ... ... .. ... 6 J ,, ... ... ... ... 9 j General analysis ... ... ... 27 125 Preservatives ... ... ... 6 Mineral poisons ... ... ... 1 Quality ... ... ... ... \ Acidity ... ... ... ... i j Poisonous metals ... ... ... 3 Phosphorous ... ... ... 12 General analysis ... ... ... H To be standardized ... ... ... l Quality ... ... ... ... 44 Preservatives . ... ... 8 Citric acid ... ... ... ... 4 Relative amount of heat absorbed by ... 2 Purity ... ... ... ... 6 Poisons ... ... ... ... 1 Nature ... ... ... ... 4 . Purity ... ... ... ... 14 ... 3 I ,, ... ... ... ... 17 Poisons ... ... ... ... 5 Methylic alcohol ... ... ... 3 Quality ... ... ... ... 3 Nature ... ... ... ... 1 Purity ... ... ... ... 7 jj • * ■ ... Tea ... Vinegar Butter Sprayed apples Matches Sewage Lactometer Lime-waters ... Fruit-pulp Lime-juice Milk-cans Water-glass Vomit Lung-balsam ... Baking-powder Mustard Pepper Pine-apples ... ... Ammoniated tincture of quinine ... Arsenate of lead Confectionery-colouring Coffee MilkAuckland District ... Wellington ,, Christchurch ,, Dunedin ,, ... j ... ... ... j For standard ... ... ... 453 ... 988 164 48 For Poh 'lice Department. Liquors Cordials ... ( 1 Quality ... ... ... ... 5 Alcohol ... ... ... ... 31 4 Beer... Total ... 2,056