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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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| Name of Article. | Case No. | Nature and extent of Impurity. |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese (Gorgonzola) | 804 | 19.2 „ |
| Cream | 205 | 20 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
*The Plaster Rind in the above cheeses consisted of Barytes
and Tallow.
The above results show that 7.44 per cent. of the milk
samples we reported as not up to legal standard. In the case of
the butter samples, 7.23 per cent. were found to be unsatisfactory,
while 80 per cent. of the samples of cheese analysed were reported
against. Of the cream submitted, 50 per cent. were
adulterated.
II. Groceries.
These included:—
| Coffee and Coffee Mixtures | 17 samples. |
| Cocoa | 12 „ |
| Pepper | 10 „ |
| Vinegar | 7 „ |
| Mustard | 6 „ |
| Tinned Goods | 6 „ |
| Ginger | 6 „ |
| Condensed Milk | 2 „ |
| Bottled Peas | 1 „ |
| Dried Peas | 1 „ |
| Sweets | 1 ,, |
| 69 samples. |
All these were found genuine, with the following exceptions:
| Name of Article. | Case No, | Nature and extent of Impurity. |
|---|---|---|
| Tinned Salmon | 479 | 0.95 grains Tin per lb. |
| Tinned Salmon | 480 | 0.6 „ |
| Tinned Salmon | 481 | 0.65 „ |
| Tinned Salmon | 482 | 0.25 „ |
| Tinned Tomato | 483 | 0.85 „ |
| Tinned Apricot | 484 | 0.85 „ |