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Wandsworth 1934

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

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Food and Food Premises.
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Table: TABLE XXXVII.RESULT OF ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PROCURED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED WITH 1930, 1931, 1932 AND 1933.

TABLE XXXVII.

RESULT OF ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PROCURED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED WITH 1930, 1931, 1932 AND 1933.

Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1930-1933.No. of samples in 1934.
1930.1931.1932.1933.Examined.Found adulterated or not up to standardPercentage adulterated
Butter.18.41——191——
Cheese———9.029——
Cocoa——13.310——
Coffee—-——10——
Confectionery and Jam—-——23——
Cream.43———73——
Margarine———4.325——
Milk2.31.61.31.3959171.7
Separated Milk————9——
Condensed Milk————23——
Mustard————1—
Tea————16212.5
Vinegar28.414.25.7—4—
Drugs——3.3—8167.4
Other Articles1.81.00.861.4546285.1
All Articles1.41.21.401.42000532.65

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The following Table gives the number of formal and informal
samples taken in each sub-district of the Borough and shows the
number taken per 1,000 of population, the number adulterated,
and the percentage of adulteration.