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Wandsworth 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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103
ANNUA L STATEMENT
Of the work done under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
condensed from his statutory quarterly reports by
THE PUBLIC ANALYST.

During the year 1901the Inspector brought to the South London Central Public Laboratory600samples of Food and Drugs, classified as follows: —

Dairy Produce5-00
Groceries80
Bread and Cereals8
Alcoholic Beverages4
Confectionery2
Drugs6
600

The following Table indicates the nature and number of
the various articles examined and the results of their analysis: —

1. Dairy Produce.

The articles entered under this head included: —

Butter251 samples.
Milk236 „
Margarine1
Cheese3 ,,
Lard3 ,,
Condensed Milk6 „
500 samples.