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Wandsworth 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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128 Report—Public Analyst.

Table: And of these the following were found to be impure:—

And of these the following were found to be impure:—

Articles submitted.Mature and extent of Impurity.
Butter90 per cent. of Margarine.
Butter85 „ ,,
Butter75 „ ,,
Butter44 „ „
Milk50 per cent. of added water.
Milk35 ,, ,,
Milk20 „ ,,
Milk18 „ „
Milk18 ,, ,,
Milk13 „ ,,
Milk12 „ ,,
Milk12 „ ,,
Milk10 „ ,,
Milk10 „ ,,
Milk10 „ ,,
Milk10 „ ,,
Milk8 ,, ,,
Milk5 ,, ,,
Milk5 ,, ,,
Milk5 ,, ,,
Milk5 ,, ,,
Milk4 „ „
Milk90 per cent. of cream deficient.
Milk70 ,, ,, ,,
Milk66 ,, „ „
Milk36 „ „ „
Milk30 „ ,, ,,

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The above Table shows 14.11 per cent. of the
samples of milk examined to have been impure, as
against 10.44 in the previous year, while the average
extent of the adulterations practised has also increased
from 15 to nearly 24. This feature being prominent in
the early part of 1895, the Board decided to increase the
number of samples the Inspector was bound to take,
and the extra vigilance, thus insured, soon made itself