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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Case No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 898 | Margarine | 100 per cent. Butter. |
| 371 | Flour (Sell-raising) | 1.07 per cent. Calcium Sulphate. |
| 282 | Coffee | 44 per cent. Chicory. |
| 209 | Sugar (Demerara) | 100 per cent, coloured sugar crystals. |
| 119 | Drug, Gregory's Powder | Prepared with Magnesium Carbonate instead of Magnesium Oxide. |
| 208 | Coffee Mixture | 93 per cent. Chicory. |
| Baking Powder | 8.98 per cent. Calcium Sulphate. | |
| 286 | Fish, Tinned | 0.21 grains tin per lb. |
| 66 7 | Fruit in Syrup | 1.2 grains tin per lb. |
| 668 | Fruit in Syrup | 0 5 grains tin per lb. |
| 669 | Fruit in Syrup | 1.5 grains tin per lb. |
| 834 | Fruit in Syrup | 1.26 grains tin per lb. |
| 835 | Fruit in Syrup | 0.91 grains tin per lb. |
| 836 | Fruit in Syrup | 0.84 grains tin per lb. |
| 867 | Fruit in Syrup | 1.4 grains tin per lb. |
| 284 | Preserved Peas | 0.63 grains copper per lb. |
| 285 | Preserved Tomatoes | 0.42 grains tin per lb. |
| 833 | Soup, Gravy (tinned) | 0.77 grains tin per lb. |
| 18 | Sausages | 9.0 grains Boric Acid per lb. |
| 878 | Sausages | 3.4 grains Boric Acid per lb. |
| 118 | Golden Syrup | 10 per cent. Glucose Syrup. |
| 204 | Vinegar, Malt | 60 per cent. coloured dilute acetic acid. |
| 205 | Vinegar, Malt | 100 per cent. coloured dilute acetic acid. |
| 5io | Washing Soda | 68.69 Per cent. Crystallised Sodium Sulphate. |
| 512 | Washing Soda | 45.42 per cent. Crystallised Sodium Sulphate. |
In conclusion I have to report that the percentage adulteration
Percentage of
adulteration for
year.
of all articles for the year amounted to 13.2.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
A. H. M. MUTER, f.i.c., f.c.s.,
325, Kennington Road, Public Analyst.
London, S.E.