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drugs and drug preparations, 264 , were found to be
l adulterated. I a ,_ _ pl i·
During the year 1912, 182 prosecutions have been brought
against manufacturers and dealerson the basis of these find-
ings. Up to date, these have resulted in 93 fines, 4 assess-
ments of costs only, dismissals 6, verdicts of not guilty 9, still
pending 13. In certain instances, a number of indictments
were brought against the same firm or individual, which
— explains the difference between the total number- of pros-
` ecutions and court findings.
· · During the past year, the inspectors and field force of the
_ Pure Food and Drug»Division have made careful inspections
of grocery stores, drug stores, dairies, slaughter-houses and
cold storage plantsin practically every section of the State.
Besides the regular inspection and examination of food and
drug samples- and reports to the State Attorneys thereon,
this department has directed special attention towards the
· following subjects: Slaughter-house investigations, includ-
ing plans for the establishment and control of the municipal
abattoir; the sanitary inspection of grocery stores and the `
proper labeling of retail packages to show adulteration
_ after theY`product has been taken by the grocer out of
properly\· labeled wholesale packages; sanitary inspection
of bakeries and the examination of materials employed
" in baking; sanitary inspection of dairies, and a bacterio-
logical survey of the State’s milk supply, including not
— only examination of the product from the dairies and milk
‘ depots, but also of samples taken from the market and in
cooperation with city health departments; the examination ·
of? bleached flour; the examination of dried fruits and
sausage for sulphites; the analysis of rice to determine
coating and polishing; an inspection of cold storage ware-