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Battersea 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Year. | Formal Samples, (per cent.) | Informal Samples, (per cent.)[/$$$] |
|---|---|---|
| Mean 1921—1925 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 1926 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 1927 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| 1928 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 1929 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| 1930 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Mean 1926—1930 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 1931 | 3.5 | Nil |
| 1932 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
It will be seen from this table that the percentage of adulteration
of formal samples, in the year under review, is the lowest therein
recorded, and consequently the improvement in the food supply of
the Borough, referred to in previous reports, is well maintained.
The following tables give details of the articles of which samples
were obtained for the purpose of analysis.
Main Statement. TABLE I.
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Bread | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butter | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheese | — | 14 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cocoa | — | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Coffee | — | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Confectionery | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cream | — | 27 | 27 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Flour, Self-raising | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jam | — | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lard | — | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine | — | 39 | 39 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Milk | 758 | — | 758 | 13 | — | 13 |
| ,, Separated | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ,, Condensed (Full (Cream) | __ | 11 | 11 | _ | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ (Machine | ||||||
| Skimmed) | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Mustard | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Spirits (Whisky) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tea | — | 21 | 21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | — | 19 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Other Articles | 9 | 165 | 174 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Total | 786 | 414 | 1200 | 19 | 12 | 31 |