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Wandsworth 1935

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

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Public Analysts' Annual Report.
To the Wandsworth Borough Council.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Herewith we have pleasure in submitting our annual report
on work performed in this laboratory under the Food and Drugs
(Adulteration) Act, 1928, for your Council during 1935.
In all 2,000 samples were examined, all of which were submitted
by your Council's Food Inspector, 1,000 having been taken
with the necessary formalities required by the Act, and 1,000 procured
informally.
The following statement shows the nature of the samples
submitted with the results of analyses, the details of Drugs and
" Other Articles " being given subsequently.

GENERAL STATEMENT.

Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
Butter-210210
Cheese_1515—._."
Cheese (Wrapped)1818
Cocoa1212
Coffee1616_
Confectionery4411
Jam1414
Cream6666
Cream, Tinned_77__
Flour, Self-raising44
Lard1010_
Margarine2020
Milk94939521515
Milk, Separated3311
Milk Condensed
(Full Cream)1414
Milk. Condensed
(Machine
Skimmed)1616
Sugar2525
Tea1212_
Vinegar2913055
Vinegar, Malt9922
Beer (Stout)11
Drugs777733
Other Articles1045546521719
Total100010002000252146