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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 1903

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

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191
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the work done under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
(in the Borough of Wandsworth) condensed from his statutory
quarterly reports by
THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
During the year 1903 the Inspector brought to the South
London Central Public Laboratory 729 samples of Food and
Drugs classified as under: —
Dairy produce 581
Groceries 94
Drugs 27
Bread and Cereals 22
Alcoholic Beverages 5
729
I. Dairy Produce.
The following Table shows the nature and number of the
various samples examined and the results of their analysis: —
Milk 376 samples.
Butter 180 „
Lard 14 „
Cheese 7 „
Margarine 4 „
581 samples.
All these were legally genuine, except the following 74, which
were found to be more or less adulterated: —-