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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 1904

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

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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

Table: THE PUBLIC ANALYST.During the year 1904, the Inspector brought to the South London Central Public Laboratory 750 samples of Food and Drugs, classifiable as follows:—

THE PUBLIC ANALYST.

During the year 1904, the Inspector brought to the South London Central Public Laboratory 750 samples of Food and Drugs, classifiable as follows:—

Dairy produce606 samples
Groceries90 ,,
Bread and Cereals20 „
Drugs20 ,,
Meats8 „
Alcoholic Beverages4 ,,
Confectionery2 ,,
750 samples

Table: I. Dairy Produce.The following Table shows the nature and number of the different samples submitted, and the results of their analysis:—

I. Dairy Produce.

The following Table shows the nature and number of the different samples submitted, and the results of their analysis:—

Milk397 samples
Butter180 „
Lard16 „
Margarine8 „
Cheese2 ,,
Condensed Milk2 ,,
Cream1 ,,
606 samples

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All these were found to be genuine, with the following 76 exceptions,
which were, more or less, impure:—