WEEKLY RETURNS OF DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN ABOVE TABLES DURING THE WEEKS OF JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22 AND 29, 1907.

WEEKLY RETURNS OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES REPORTED DURING THE WEEKS OF JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22 AND 29, 1907.

[Under the provisions of section 52 of chapter 75 of the Revised Laws.]

The following summary presents the results of the examinations of food and drugs made by the State Board of Health during the month of June, 1907:

The samples of drugs found to be adulterated were: extractum glycyrrhizæ, extractum zingiberis, spiritus camphora, tinctura iodi, tinctura zingiberis and several proprietary preparations.

The cities and towns in which samples were collected were: Adams, Attleborough, Boston, Beverly, Braintree, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Duxbury, Gloucester, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marblehead, Newburyport, Newton, North Adams, Plymouth, Salem, Somerville, Springfield, Swampscott, Taunton, Waltham, Wayland, Williamstown and Worcester.

PROSECUTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS.

Thirty-seven convictions were secured during the month of June, 1907, for selling adulterated food and drugs and cocaine preparations, as follows:

Results of Analyses.

LIST OF ADULTERATED OR IMPROPERLY LABELLED FOODS, ETC., FOR JUNE, 1907.

5779

"Pomona Valley Company Champagne Cider."

Lover's Leap Spring Water Company, Lynn, Mass.,

Largely carbonated and sweetened water.

Cobb, Aldrich & Co., Boston, Mass.,

Coleman & Keating, 102 Sudbury street, Boston, Mass., Largely carbonated and sweetened water.
Saville, Somes & Co., Boston, Mass.,

Preserved with benzoic acid.

Preserved with benzoic acid.

Brand."

"A-L-D-A

5296

Sweet pickles," Lexington Brand."

5694

Sweet gherkins,

5651

"Our Favorite Catsup,'

Preserved with benzoic acid.

Preserved with benzoic acid.

Preserved with benzoic acid; percentage not stated
on label.

Total solids 13.02 per cent.; preserved with for-
maldehyde.

Total solids 13.89 per cent.; preserved with a boron
compound.

Total solids 13.48 per cent.; preserved with a boron
compound.

Total solids 13.47 per cent.; preserved with for-
maldehyde.

Total solids 10.26 per cent.; preserved with for-
maldehyde and contained added water.
Total solids 11.43 per cent.; preserved with for-
maldehyde and contained added water.
Total solids 10.33 per cent.; contained added water.
Total solids 10.28 per cent.; contained added water.