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Council Bluffs 624 



Davenport 896 



Des Moines 1,060 



Dubuque 888 



Fort Dodge 606 



Iowa City 612 



Keokuk 716 



Marshalltown . . .' 510 



Mason City 648 



Muscatine 393 



Oskaloosa 100 



Ottumwa 738 



Sioux City 1,764 



Waterloo 732 



Total 14,356 



During the year ending November 1, 1916, our inspectors have 

 inspected a total of 24,852 establishments as follows : 



Grocery 4,620 



Meat Market 3,144 



General Store 3,516 



Bakery 888 



Slaughter House 156 



Restaurant 2,004 



Coal Dealer 840 



Elevator 1,092 



Feed Store 420 



Ice Cream Factory 960 



Creamery 1,740 



Dairymen 648 



Farm Dairy 324 



Confectionery 936 



Wholesale Grocer 156 



Seed Dealer 48 



Bottling Works 96 



Cream Station 1,860 



Produce 1,044 



Miscellaneous 360 



Total 24,852 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



During the past year the work of the "Weight and Measure de- 

 partment has increased rapidly. Next year it will be necessary to 

 appoint at least one other man for the heavy scale inspection work 

 in order that this work may be given the attention it requires. 

 With the same number of inspectors and charging a smaller fee, 

 the total amount collected during the last fiscal year has increased 



