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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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Report—Public A nalyst.
The above Table shows that I7.28 per cent, of the milk
samples and 4'4 per cent, of the butter samples were more or less
impure. This indicates a falling off in the case of the milk
samples, from io per cent, of impurity in the yeai 1902. In the
case of the butter there is, however, an improvement, the percentage
of impurity having fallen from 8'6 in 1902 to 4'4 in 1903.
II. Groceries.
| These included: — | |
| Coffee | 29 samples. |
| Pepper | 10 „ |
| Tapioca | 10 „ |
| Cocoa | 6 „ |
| Mustard | 6 „ |
| Sweet Oil | 4 „ |
| Preserved Peas | 4 „ |
| Malt Vinegar | 4 „ |
| Arrowroot | 4 „ |
| Demerara Sugar | 3 „ |
| Baking Powder | 3 „ |
| Ground Ginger | 2„ |
| Ground Rice | 2 ,, |
| Jam | 2 „ |
| Ground Mace | 1 „ |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1 „ |
| Custard Powder | 1 „ |
| Corn Flour | 1 „ |
| Sago | 1 „ |
| 94 samples. |
Of these, 13 were found to be adulterated, as follows: —
| Coffee | 57 per cent. Chicory. |
| Coffee | 57 |
| Coffee | 56 |
| Coffee | 40 |
| Coffee | 60 |
| Coffee | 65 |
| Coffee | 50 |
| Coffee | 60 |