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English people is trifling, and the oil is chiefly consumed by fo- 

 reigners residing in Great Britain. The regulations against adulte- 

 ration are very strict. The trade is entirely in the hands of a few 

 firms. 



XLIV. 



Foods. Dietaries of rural population. Legislation regarding 

 the purity of food. 



W. G. SAVAGE. Administrative measures for the protection of 

 the food supply, (four. Roy. Inst. Pub. Health, 17, (1909), no. n, 

 pp. 677, 683). E. S. R. March, 1910, Washington. 



A summary of data and discussion of conditions in Great Britain. 



ALEXANDER AND MEREDITH WYNTER BLYTH. Foods: Their Com- 

 position and Analysis, with an introductory Essay on 

 the History of Adulteration. London, Ch. Griffin & Co. 

 Ltd. 1909. Pp. xxv + 619 with fgs. 80. 



In this sixth edition, thoroughly revised, enlarged and re-written, 

 of Messrs. Wynter Blyth's standard work, much new matter has 

 either been added to or substituted for the older text. 



The newer types of instruments for spectroscopy, the identifi- 

 cation of alcohols, the detection of cocoanut oil in butter, and the 

 bacteriological and chemical examination of water, have in parti- 

 cular received special attention. For those interested in pure food 

 work may be pointed out the App. II, with " The Sale of Food 

 and Drugs Act, 1875" the "Margarine Act, 1887" the " Sale of 

 Food and Drugs Act, 1899 " the " Butter and Margarine Act, 1907 " 

 which are connected to the important introductory essay on the 

 history of adulteration. 



