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office, where the mixing is done in the laboratory. The necessity for 
carrying such a large amount of milk tends to diminish the working 
capacity of the inspector. Samples collected are labeled at the time of 
collection and a record kept by the collector. The samples collected 
are delivered to the chemist or to his assistant and are immediately 
analyzed. If the result of the analysis shows that the circumstances 
warrant such action, prosecution is instituted by the analyst. The 
inspector who collected the sample testifies as to its origin and the 
analyst testifies as to its composition. 
Recently arrangements have been made whereby the vendor can, 
when a sample is purchased, be supplied by the inspector with a por- 
tion of it, duly sealed, so that the vendor can have an analysis made 
independent of the official analysis, if he so desires. This, however, 
does not do away with the necessity for reserving in the health office a 
portion of any sample upon an analysis of which prosecution is to 
be based, since the reserving of such samples is required by statute. 
The results of all analyses are transcribed from the laboratory note- 
book to the official laboratory record, and thereafter are entered upon 
index cards so that the results of the analyses of all samples pro- 
cured from any one dealer can be seen by a glance at his laboratory 
card. On this card are subsequently entered memoranda showing 
the results of such prosecutions, if any, as are instituted. If the analy- 
sis shows that the sample of milk purchased does not conform to the 
legal standard, the vendor is notified of that fact, and if it is the 
purpose of the department to institute a prosecution against him a 
portion of the sample is reserved, duly sealed and kept under lock 
and key, so that the vendor may obtain it and submit it to an inde- 
pendent analysis if h$ so desires. All samples that are found to be 
of standard quality are delivered to one of the local charitable insti- 
tutions supported at public expense. It was formerly the custom of 
the department to inform the vendor of every sample of milk pur- 
chased as to the result of the analysis, without reference to the quality 
of the milk analyzed, whether above or below standard. It was 
discovered, however, that in some cases, vendors of milk were ex- 
hibiting in their places of business official reports of the analysis of 
samples of high grade, while failing to display reports showing the 
collection of bad samples. As the practice was liable to mislead the 
public, the sending out of notices giving information as to the anal- 
ysis of samples at or above the legal standard was omitted. 
Xo analyses of samples of milk submitted by dealers are made, and 
only under exceptional circumstances are analyses made of samples of 
milk submitted by private citizens. It is the general practice of the 
department with resq>ect to the latter class of samples to make anal- 
