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Tous les autres exemplaires originaux sont film** en commen^ant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par la darniAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un dee symboles suivants spparaitra sur la darniire image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols ^»> signifie "A SUIVRE". le symbols ▼ signifie "FIN". Les cartaa. planches, tableaux, etc.. peuvent dtre filmis A des taux de reduction diffirents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour itra raproduit en un seul clichi. il est film* A partir de Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite. et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Las diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7^^^ LABORATORY or mm INLANDiREVENUE DEPARTMENT OTTAWA, CANADA. IQOI. BULLETIN No. 76. CANNED SALMON. V LABORATORY or THK INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 76. CANNED SALMON. Ottawa, July 2, 1901. W. J. OlBALD, Esq., Deputy Minister of Inland Revenue. SiH,— On March 13, 1900, 1 addressed a report to the Commiiisioner on the subject of canned goods, which was not published at the time. I would respectfully suggest that its contents, repeated in this report, should now be made public, and at the same time the particulars given concerning a collection of tiamples of canned salmon since made. In December, 1899, a circular was, with the Commissioner's approval, issued to almost all the physinians of the Dominion, accompanied by a schedule, in whion beae gentlemen were requested to state their experience as regards the use of canned goods. The circular and schedule in question A^e he** transcribed : — > •ARTMKHT OF INLAND RbtBNUB, Ottawa, November 18, 1899. Dbar Sib, — The i*,..v-itiou of this department has been called to the frequency with wiiich illness, attributed to the use of canned or tinned foods, is noted in the various daily and weekly newspapers of Canada. The use of such foods it on the increase, and it is very desirable that the facts as to this matter should be known so that necessary steps may be taken (o safeguard the health of consumers. To this end copies of tiiis circular and schedule are being sent to the metlical men of Canada. Will you kindly give them your best atten- tion, and make the returns as carefully as your time will permit, so that the statistics obtained may be full and satisfactory, f shall be much obliged by your returning the schedule not later than the tad of the present year, using the accompanying envelope so as to avoid out- lay for postage. Yours truly, £. MI ALL, CommtsnotMr. 76—2 3 .'1^ i It WCHEDULE. ToDr 1. H«ve any cmm o£ illneM, app»rently attribuUble to the uws of tinned fowls, oome under your notice within reoant ye«n I •J. Pleue sUte the number of such oaM% and the period of your observation. ' . 3. How many have terminated fatally f . year». 4. Have you judged the «ymptoiii» to point to meUllic or to ptouaine poMoning 1 B. If the latter, was the defect owing to imperfect aealing of the tin*, or to illght change or decompoeition in the contents on account of •gef 6. Have you any suggeUions to make with a view to bettering exiating conditions as regard tinned foodstuffs 7 (Signature). Date. The number of circulars and schedules sent out to the medical men of the different provinces of the Dominion was 4,348. Of these 263 were returned from the Dead Letter office as not called for, Ac. To the Utter number must be added thirty schedules returned blank, owing to the death or removal of the parties to whom they were addreHsed, or for other reasons, and two from the United States. The totai ■umber received of schedules which were properly filled up we- 1,313. Adding these to the 295 just mentioned, and deducting them from the total number of circulars issued, it appears that 2,740 of the latter were sent out to which no answer of any kind was returned. The principal question in the schedule which was answered either affirmatively or negatively was as follows : ' Have any oasee of illness, apparently attributable to the use of tinned foods, oome under your notice within recent years ?' OUaaified according to the answers given tothis question and by provinces, the 1,313 schedules above mentioned as having been filled up, show as follows : — From 'Yt*' Prince Edward Island 6 Nova Scotia 27 New Brunswick 10 Quebec 66 Ontario 112 Manitoba 15 North-west Territories 9 British Columbia 10 264 1,069 1,313 'Na- Total. 13 18 77 104 74 84 322 388 466 678 38 53 9 18 60 70 I! 00H4!i(707 for. i?t£::s!is"!^ '^ '^"" '^'^ '» ' P- c«.t w« tw With refMvoM to the iM«»tiy« iwUm, it haa to h> nH>»«^ .j. » the «r«»t majority of the^riok^JTe V^ wiSSJ^TSlit Home add remark, indicting aiptioiem a. re«rf, X^ySZL^ the o«. of UlneM in queationVid «the« .CTSat nShtojTt^ kind bM come under their notloa, although cm^ toStL t1™ Ku!«rT'^*^*"'^'!?**** Onth.otherlS^i^.:S.IS behere fn the ooonrrence of «u)h caaaaoutoide of th^il oiru mJ^S^ b^OM they account for the abarao. of oaaaa h/^ hlt^T^^ to«i^ not ganenUW ^ in thdr Drighbourhoo?orJhri,Jrd£ s.^irt^nrL-^-'- A„««.gth..e«.^t/^toteg"£j 1. The faotoriea and the foodatuffs to be r^nnmA .k».,i^ u« l .> t on of ths latfer. The u.e of muriata of tin, chloride ol ^oTSd J^ Veaael. of g!a*i or earth«,w«e riK«,ld be i^ iaatei^S Una or 4. The date of filling and the name of the ftwtorr and it. i>«w pnetor ahonld be utamped on the tin itaelf. ^ ^^ fl. Printed warning aiwakl be given on the Ubel of each tin a«ii»t uwng the contents if it haa any nnoanal taste ar^^ ^!x? shows «,, other indication. «. Quebec Ht. Catharine!, Ont Honcn-al Three Rivera Druminondville. St. Anne de Beaupr^ Clinton, Ont. Goderioh, Ont HenwII, Ont Siobmond, P.Q Granby. P.Q Hull, P.Q Famham,P.Q Ajrlroer, P.Q St. Hyacinth*, P.Q 3 ... . 4 2 2 2 S London, Ont Winnipt-g, Man Vancouver, B.C.. New WeetminatPT, B.C . . . Total 18 11 ... 100 ii It will be obaerved from the table that traces of metallic contamina- tion were found in about one-half the number of samples. These traoea do not, however, indicate anything to which exception san be taken, and even in thecaaes where 0-0009 p. o. and 0-0013 trf lead M »l|ow. that not on. of th«n hM biw dwHMwd- UMoand. unlit for food or ealoaliitwi to b. injariow to tb. ooaraiMr Only thra. Mmple. ar. mentioned u baring at. obiMtioaabl. odoar' on. of tbM. b«n« very bad and two iMBplw ar. obaraot.ri«d a. .taJe Thu. only S par oent at moM of tb. wmpU« oolleot«l w.re foaad to hi in any d^rM doubtful to far a. quality . eonoamwl. On tb. wbola. the examination .how. that tbwa i. notbin« in th. cann«l ialnwa trad, to iu.tify the newspaper artiol« abor. niferrad to. I beg to reoommMid tb. pablinition of tbia r^xtrt. I have th. honour to be, rir, Yonr obedient Mrx^'t, THOMAB MACFARLANE, Cki^ AntU]f$t. ! '■ ^^ i Statihbxt of the Rendu of EzMiiiiuiif 16780 17716 19937 19941 19943 22. 199S8 .1 22. . 1993!) „ 23.. „ 19940 „ 25. 2S. I tote. 036 046 Xau *im Ai)i>UB8 or Nune or BnDd. Vendor. QgeuU Analyt, M. Bomaan, Halifax, N.a. Fresh Fraaer River. ' > ' Victory ' . OScj'Dryidmle'. 4S!'Dry«d»le'. 038 046 045 036 'Viceroy' 'Skeens River'. ' Laurel ' ... ' Com Flower ' . . Balifax, N.S. J. P. Buckley, Lower Water St. F. FlemiDR, PleMut St. R. F. Forri«t»U, Bir- mioghsm St V. Grwit, Kottenburg St. R. Vrquhart ft Son, Sprn» Gtrden Rd. W. ./. HopsDod, Spring Garden Rd. Packer aeahown on Label. I 36' Capital' 36 034 060 030 046 036 040 036 046 046 030 Arbutiu ' ' Royal anb'.... Golden Crown '. Brand E'. Sterling Chieftain' ' Queen ' Qfieinl Analj/tt, J)r. M. FiMt, Quebec. Warrior' Laurel Wreath ' . Hone Shoe'. . Ocean' Crockett ft Co SL John, JT.B. W. F. Hatheway, 17 South Wharf. Northrup ft Ca, 23 South Wharf. Merritt Broe., Ward St. Baird ft Petem, 16 Ward St. G. S. De FureetftSoni, 9 North Wharf. Bowman ft Angevine, 28 Water 8t. Gilbert Bent ft Son, 5 South Wharf. G. M. ft A. A. Barker, 100 Princem St. DrummoiidviUe, Que. D. Hebert McPherton ft Hiokey Vancouver. Canoe PaM Canning Ca FtMer River, KC. aC. Canning Go. .Victoria Skeena River Packing Ca Victoria, B.C. Anglo B. C. Packing Co. iotoria. 38j' Sunflower'. j 0.«|'C' in <0>. I 38! Victoria Canning Ca,B.C " II B. C. Canning Co . . . W. S.LMmeftOa,Chat West Coiuit Fishing and Trading Co., B.C. Lowe Inlet Packing Ca, Victoria, B.C. English Packing Co , B.C. British American Packing Co., B.C. Pacific Packing Co J. N. Turcott Angk> B. C. Packing Ca, Ltd. Montreal. Jos. Beauchamp, 149 Vitr* St Tmree Siver$, Que. Richmond Canning Ca, Victoria, B.C. . Malcolm ft Windsor, Ste- veston, B.C. DuvalftBellefeuiUe,41 Desf rages St North Coast Packing Ca. U. Carignan, 134 Des- Harlook Packing Ca. forgM St O. Cargnan et flis, 148 DesforgesSt Skeena Packing Ca I :; 100 aamplM of GuiMd Sftlmon. HlTOLTB or AHALTtn. Metallio Caatamiiutiaa. Prewrvativ Copper. Jjemd. None. Tin. Iron. Oondition of Fiah and Cofcmr, kc Bonx. Tnoe. None... Ti»oe PraMot Prewnt iTracet jNOB- Prewsnt. None... iHfui t Salicrlic Acid. None, P»>» in eolotir bat aoond : , tin farifbt moapt a few «h good; tin bright except 17716 • few dark epotc run good; tin Uaokened 17717 on one eidc P™ food ; tin bright, no ■pots. Fi»h good; tin bright except ■hitfat bboken'gnear nam Fuhgood; tiabrwhtexoept E*^ ! »»ery fawipota .. . IPi^ loand but rather aoft Tinalightly blackened on bottom. 17718 I772J 177JI 17723 177291 T»iteknd.meUgood,odour| IMSslOennina. •»tner pale, xiund and pretty nm. Tarteaod ameU good,aoand 199S7 •nu firm, ooloar verr pink. ' good. Taate and .onell ■oundand firm. PBcnliar amen, rery pale i^ owo^ not very well pre- Taateaad aoeU good, pale in colour, aoond and pretty firm. ■ pMte,am«U and colour good, aoond and firm. 19)98 lINMe 19M1 IIMI 10 Statbmbnt of the Results of Examining it I) '13 Ik ! 1? |'« in <1 8 •a J 3 I (2 I 1900. I 1 19943 191M4 19945 mm 19!t47 19948 19949 199i30 19951 Tune 2)'> . 3 tins. M 26..! „ 26 .: 1 26. I 26..! 27. 27. 27. 20711 " 20. 2 .. 20712 .. 20.. •■ 20713 .. 20.. M 20714 " 20.. 20713 .. 21.. . 20716 .. 21 . . 20717 ,. 21 . . 20718 .. 21.. 20710 .. 21... . 20720 .. 21.. . 9 ctx. Nftine or Brand. Offirinl Amtliitl, Dr. Id. Fivt, (^iiUe. Nauk anii AniiREHH or V»>ndor. Packer u abown un Lulieir 45: * Sovereipi ' 45 ' Eagle ' a^ Ste. Anne de Beaupr^. B. Fore»t & Co., Main Anglo B. C. Packing Co. St. Louis .Morel, Main St.. Qiubee. 'Talip' S. P. Brtwseau, 320 St. Paul St. 45 'RedCohoe'... 3!) ' VictToy ' .. . 45 'Capital' 45 ' Queen ' ' 45 'l^iieen Cliarbtte'. . I 38: 'Blue Jacket'.. .. I I ^Offiri-tl Annlvtt, Dr. F. X. Valadt, (Hlnim. 30 'ver Leaf . ... aO'Oiean' Victoria Packing Co.. Anglo B. C. Packing Co. . Th(* Earle, Victoria, B.C. B.C. Canning Co L. T. Demem, Cham- plain Market. A. Convey, 97 Saint Matelot. C. Lavoie, 156 Bridge Victoria Canning Co St Jtiehtiumd, Que. K. McRae, Main St. . . British American Packing Co. Deamaraia BroK., Main B. C. Canning Co St. i Jas. Pilgrim 'Kngliah Bay Canning Co.. Ottaica. j C. Moreland, Sparks St B. C. Canning Co., Vic- I toria, B.C. . I West Coaat, B.C., Fishing I and Trading Co. Laroseft Co., SuaaexStj Packed at Lulu Island, B.C. G. Marineau, 64 Mur-I Malcolm & Windsor, 24 25 Red Clover ' ' Triangle ' .! 301' Laurel Wreath'. .. i I . i a^lBraml ' C ' ! I .1 30 'Lynx' .! 26! 'Corn Flower' .... ray St. i Steveaton, B.C. J. Boyden * Son, Sus-! Anglo B. C. Packing Co., sex St. i Vancouver. H. Cuasans, U5fJeorge}B. C. Canning Co., Vic- St. toria, B.C. Laro8e& Co., Sussex St; Anglo B. C. Canning Oo., Kennedy & Co., Wel-jSkeena Packing Co., B.C. lington St. j (joodall Bros., Welling- Anglo B. C. Packing Co. ton St. i A. McKenzie, O'Con-i nor St. 1 It 100 Sample! of Canned Saimm— Continued. RnuLTH or Analthik. Metallic Contaminntion. Copper. Lead. PrewrvativeB, Tin. Iron. Trace... 'Preaent. Prewiit. B'lra.x. =OO0(J!)j P.O. [Trace. Salicylic Acid. C'>nditiuu iif Fish and Colour, ftc. I "8 Official Analjmt't Remarki. None. Tatte, imell and colour 1!>»43 Genuine, good, aound and firm. ..I 19944' Taateandsmellgraid, colour' 19945 pale, aound and pretty nrm. Taste.iiniellandcolourgood, aound and firm. =0 0012 PC. I None, i None, i None. ' Doubt- ful trace. None. 19946 19947 1994A Contaminated with lead. Genuine. None. ,! Taste and smell only fair, 1 lolour rather pale, pretty I firm. None. 19949 19SfiO 19951 Doubtful. Genuine. Con t am inated with lead. I 20713 Faint trace. None. Faint trace. None. 20714 Stale, bad. Heah firm, goijd colour, 20711 'chMd odour and taste ; tin has ; a few dark 8|x)ts. , Fleah rather nale, but good' 20712' I odour and taate ; tin ! clean. ! Colour, odour and taate very j good ; flesh firm ; tin '■ clean. I Strong metallic odour when opened, flrah softand dirty i white, moat likely been : long in the tin, does not j taste badly. jFleah gray but firm and I sweet; tin in good oon- ! dition. 'Very fine in colour, odour! 20716 and taste ; tin verj- slight-' Iv s|>ott«xi. Colour, odour and taste 20717 , very good ; tin has a few dark spots. I " .> . . ^ 20718 j " .'..'• 20719 ■ Colour, odour and taste very ' 20720 good ; tin clean. but not 20715 Good. Very good. Good. 12 I !S«--ton Canning Co.. ■'Vonge's*"""'' ""^^^ * ^"- ^'"""^-^ Hull, P.li. I i{^'^'^\ A- ■ ■*"»'" 8- C. Packing Co. DeechanipH & Carriere. „ „ Aylnur, P.Q. S. Lochnan .... C. Devlin St. Cuthariiie», Ont, Mrs. McLean M(K)n' ft Pakman. . . . B. C. Canning Co Lulu If .< id Packing Co., Vaiic .rer. ' Jfanaen'.. 'Dtysdale'.. 30; 'White Salmon' I 36:'S. ft 8'.. .. Clwoquot Fishing and Trading Co., Victoria. Lowe Inlet Packing Ca, B.C. CUvoauot Fishing and . ,,,., Trading Co., Victoria. -^^ ^ ''•'" McPherson* riickey. B.C. Montnal. L.P Forrest. 1978 St. B. C. Packing Co.. Van- Catherine St. couver. ^eStl'^*'^^"'"l'^B.c ^"^ ^""'''* ^' Fiinham, P.Q. \ 0. L. Elms, Main St.B. C. Packing Co. New Westminster. M ..I Imperial Canning Co. i Victoria. It 100 SamplM of C«nn«d Stlmon-Continwid. ReitLTH or ANALrsiit. Metnllio ContaniinatiSn. Copper, j Lead. I Xone. I Nune. Doubt- ^ ful trace. PranervktivM. fondition o/ Fi«h and . ; Colour, *c. Tin- Iron. I Bom*, r^"*!?''" I Aoid. i I ■8 None. Fkint trace. None. None. I None. Olttoial Analyst's Xone. Slight trace of meUllic con- tamination. None. Slight trace of metallic con- tamination. Trace of metallic contamination. ■flight trace of metallic con- tamination. None. None. In good cooditioD, fleah nrm ; tin ilightljr brown in patchw. Good in colour, udour and ta»te, fletih firm j tin clean. { Fleah toft and gra; but 199S1 odour and taategood ; t ,.i dean. Fle«h film, good colour odour and taate; tin a utMe corroded. Good. Red, firm, and in good con- dition. iwsa 19936 307M Unadulterated. 2om| 9073S 20724 .. 20;2S .. 20726 20727 20728 iKed, aoft, good condition. 20729 ;Ked, firm, good condition. 20790 i I " " .| 207n Lifht red, soft, good oun- 20738 dition. Yellowish white, firm, and 19928 oij '"""^ fwndition. Jwui firm, good condition. 19920 Traces. Traces. Nont. YeUowish white, firm, and in good condition. '< Red, film, vod conditioi 19930 19931 m 14 9 si Statbhimt of th« Reaulto of Exkmining l<.)3t)l io:«i2 i i e 9 1900. June lb. . 19. lainSi M 19. instil M 19. lU365i „ 20. ! 1936«| „ 20. 19927 l"24o „ 172*!; H 2 tinii Xame or Brand. OffcuilAnaliiH.P. T. Barrinon, London. [t cts. 25> Royal Club'. .. 26|*0, Wee, Kay, No' i 25 25:'(jueen Charlotte' io;»7 ,. 20 19368 .. 20 19369 ,. 21 19;{70 M 21 19924 M 18 1!)92.5 1!«»26 „ 18 .. 18 2S'' Golden Net' I 25|' Viceroy'. . . Nahk iND Addrkmh or Vendor. Clinton, Out. Harrison Wiltw . . Packer aa shown on I^bel. iB C. CanningCo., Victoria F. Melville „ „ (loderirh, Ont. j T. O. Tipling JLowe Inlet Pkg. Co., B.C. O. C. Whitely |b. C. Canning Co ffentaf, Ont. E. Rannie 25 30 ao 20 'Triangle'. Xretcr, Ont. Fanner Bir| iTjiu brolwn up Md of li>fat| oolour. ^ Of )|ood colour Md quMity. ITJjb '"t.kenS;^""'""""' >72m| in good condition. | 90197 tait not very freeb. BSd'iss/'!!^- I««" »«a ninipn, odour verv 21B05 ^ old fieh, «rft »SI "" broken down Red ttlroon, in fur ooiiOi- tion, jdour slightlr atale. i KM wlmon,aweet, firm Midi 8U04 ». good condition. ""*"»* White Mlmon trout, con ditionfMr. R^ Mlmon, .weet, freihl 216 « •nd m good condition. ( ditSS"""' '" **^ ""°"i ^^ 2U08