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THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



organic substances. The routine work performed is shown 

 in the following table: 



Nature of sample. 



Dairy products 



Meat products.-- 



Nonalcoholic drinks - 



A'coholic drinks 



Vegetables 



Cereals 



Fruit products 



Essences and essential oils 



Condiments 



Oils-. 



Drugs and medicines 



Clinical examinations 



Opium and legal cases 



Paper and textiles 



Raw sugar 



Sugar cane -.... 



Sugar food 



Copra 



Human milk 



Commercial and miscellaneous . 



Total... 



Calendar year 1914. 



Exam- 

 ined un- 

 der Act 

 No. 1655. 



Adulter- 

 ! ated or 



mis- 

 branded. 



25 



19 



9 



3 



23 



16 

 1 



all 



Govern- 

 ment 

 work (not 



included 

 under 



Act No. 

 1655). 



38 



32 



10 



8 



53 



5 



14 



1 



10 

 18 

 10 



247 

 44 



108 

 19 

 21 



Private 

 work. 



5 

 3 



4 



4 



4 



17 



5 



1 



69 



43 



38 

 40 



114 



48 



739 



1 

 211 



57 

 2 

 4 

 4 



36 



430 



Total. 



66 

 19 

 46 

 16 

 35 

 57 

 11 

 33 

 11 

 23 

 33 

 316 

 44 

 109 

 230 



. Total for 



I six 

 j months 

 ended 

 I Dec. 31, 

 1913. 



156 

 23 

 45 

 33 

 14 

 71 

 12 

 18 

 1 

 16 

 36 



115 

 12 

 96 

 25 



1,294 



566 



=> Examined under Act No. 2342, 11 samp'es ; adulterated or misbranded, 4. 



The clinical examinations and the analyses of sugar and sugar 

 cane samples for the calendar year 1914 have increased over 

 those of the fiscal year 1913, while the number of samples of foods 

 examined is less. As most of the samples of food come from the 

 Bureau of Customs, the decrease is readily explained by the 

 shrinkage in imports on account of the European war and 

 the fact that manufacturers have become better acquainted with 

 the pure food laws and consequently violate their provisions 

 less frequently. 



The number of foods adulterated was 41,6 per cent in com- 

 parison with 19,5 per cent for 1912 and 27 per cent for 1913. 

 The percentage found adulterated is higher than is the case in 

 either of the other years cited. However, this is at least partly 

 due to the fact that the officials of the Bureau of Customs exer- 

 cise greater discretion in the choice of samples submitted. 



The falling off of dairy products examined is due to the de- 



