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Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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TABLE XXXVIII. STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1923, AND COMPARISON OF PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED WITH THAT IN THE YEAR 1922.
| Number of Samples. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found Adulterated or not up to Standard. | 1923. | 1922. | |
| Bread | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 298 | 4 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Cheese | — | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 69 | 3 | 4.3 | — |
| Coffee | 45 | 1 | 2.2 | — |
| Confectionery and Jam | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream and Preserved Cream | 54 | 10 | 18.5 | 13.3 |
| Flour | 12 | — | — | — |
| Self-Raising Flour | 6 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 20 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Milk | 999 | 36 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Condensed Milk | 15 | — | — | — |
| Dried Milk | 15 | 1 | 6.6 | — |
| Mustard | 12 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | 29 | 1 | 3.4 | — |
| Tea | 7 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 21 | 9 | 42.8 | 71 |
| Wine | — | — | — | — |
| Beer | 2 | — | — | — |
| Spirits | — | — | — | — |
| Drugs | 69 | 9 | 13.04 | 20-1 |
| Other Articles | 326 | 38 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| All Articles | 2000 | 112 | 5.5 | 5.1 |