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Wandsworth 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report—Public Analyst.
The following were included under this head: —
| Flour | 13 samples. |
| Oatmeal | 5 |
| Bread | 4 |
| 22 samples. |
As in 1902, all the samples submitted under this head were
found to be genuine.
V. Alcoholic Beverages.
Five samples of Whiskey were examined and all were proved
genuine.
Whiskey 5 samples.
In 1902, 10 per cent, of impurity in this division was recorded.
In conclusion, I may add that the Food and Drug Supply of
the Borough has retrograded during the year, the percentage of
impurity having increased from 87 in 1902 to 1234 in 1903 ; but I
am inclined to think that this result is probably due, not so much
to actual deterioration in the Food Supply of the Borough, as to
the more active measures which have been taken to detect
adulteration.
JOHN MUTER, ph.d., f.i.c., f.r.s.e., .
Public Analyst.
South London Central Public Laboratory,
325, Kennington Road.
20th January, 1904.