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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wandsworth 1897

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

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Report—Public Analyst.

Table: II.— Groceries.These included:—

II.— Groceries.These included:—

Coffee62 samples
Pepper36 „
Cocoa24 „
Sugar18 „
Mustard18 „
Arrowroot13 „
Tapioca13 „
Olive Oil11 „
Vinegar3 „
Cayenne2 „
Total200

Table: The following 3 were found to be adulterated as under:—

The following 3 were found to be adulterated as under:—

Articles submitted.Nature and extent of impurity.
Olive Oil100 per cent, of mineral oil.
Olive Oil100 „ nut oil.
Olive Oil45 „ sesame oil.

Table: III.— Bread and Cereals.The following articles were examined and found genuine:—

III.— Bread and Cereals.

The following articles were examined and found genuine:—

Flour37 samples.
Bread29 „
Oatmeal6 „
Total72

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During the year, in the course of my general
practice, I met with a sample of foreign flour containing
a small percentage of maize, but none of that shipment
reached the Wandsworth District so far as we could
ascertain, all our local samples being correct in this
respect.