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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 1910

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Owing- to the number of peripatetic milk vendors residing
outside the Borough, and who frequent chiefly the sub-district of
Tooting, it was necessary to take a large proportion of samples
in that sub-district during the year.

Table: TABLE CIII.

TABLE CIII.

Description of Samples.Number of Samples submitted.Number of Samples Adulterated.Percentage of Adulterations.Number of Samples purchased by the Inspector.Number Adulter-ated-Per-centageNumber of Samples purchased ^ byDeputy.Number Adulterated.Percentage
Milk & Cream593457.5540407.45359.4
Butter304227.2344100.0300186.0
Other Dairy Produce19421.0.........'9421.0
Coffee and Mixtures17211.8.........17211.8
Other Groceries4424.5.........4025.0
Cereals and Flour3213.1.........2713.7
Drugs19...............19......
Meats241458.062330181266.0
Tinned Foods8675.086750.........
1,060969.055675291493449.0

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Milk.
In all, 591 samples of milk and two of cream were taken. 44
of the samples of the milk and one of the cream, or 7.5 per cent.
were found to be adulterated. Of the total 593, 540 were samples
purchased by the Inspector, of which 40 or 7.4 per cent, were
adulterated, while there were purchased by his deputy 53, of
which five or 9.4 per cent. were adulterated.
The one sample of cream which was found to be adulterated
contained 20 grains of crystallised boric acid per pound. In this
case proceedings were taken and a fine of 20s. was inflicted with
12 s. 6d. costs.