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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.
| Name of Article. | Case No. | Nature and extent of Impurity. |
|---|---|---|
| Sausage | 335 | 15 grains Crystallised Boracic Acid per lb |
| Sausage | 338. | 8 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 614 | 48.5 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 616 | 48.5 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 618 | 3 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 678 | 4½ „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 680 | 10 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 681 | 41 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 683 | 7 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 719 | 7 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 722 | 7½ „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 723 | 17 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 749 | 55 „ „ „ |
| Sausage | 907 | 35 „ „ „ |
These results show that 58*3 per cent. of the samples
examined were found to be preserved, as stated above.
V. Drugs.
These included:—
| Gregory Powder | 4 samples. |
| Spirits of Nitre | 4 „ |
| Lime Water | 3 „ |
| Olive Oil | 2 „ |
| Ipecacuanha Wine | 2 „ |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 „ |
| Cod-liver Oil | 2 „ |
| 19 samples. |
All these were found genuine.
The foregoing results show that the total amount of food
adulteration for the year 1910 was 9.05 per cent.
JOHN MUTER, Ph.d., f.r.s.e.,
Public Analyst.
South London Central Public Laboratory,
325, Kennington Road, S.E.,
18th January, 1911.