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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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120 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
The following table gives, in detail, the nature and extent of the adulteration detected in the formal samples :—
| Case No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Milk | 13½% Extraneous Water. |
| 45 | Ditto. | 4% Ditto. |
| 46 | Ditto. | 1% Ditto. |
| 47 | Ditto. | 14% Ditto. |
| 48 | Ditto. | 7½% Ditto. |
| 49 | Ditto. | 9% Ditto. |
| 50 | Ditto. | 11% Ditto. |
| 51 | Ditto. | 8½% Ditto. |
| 52 | Ditto. | 2% Ditto. |
| 53 | Ditto. | 3½% Ditto. |
| 54 | Ditto. | 4½% Ditto. |
| 55 | Ditto. | 4% Ditto. |
| 60 | Ditto. | 34% Ditto. |
| 172 | Ditto. | 6% Ditto. |
| 173 | Ditto. | 6½% Ditto. |
| 174 | Ditto. | 10% Ditto. |
| 175 | Ditto. | 9% Ditto. |
| 176 | Ditto. | 6½% Ditto. |
| 217 | Ditto. | 6% Ditto. |
| 289 | Ditto. | 3% Deficient in Fat. |
| 386 | Ditto. | 2% Extraneous Water. |
| 498 | Ditto. | 1% Ditto. |
| 535 | Ditto. | 0.5% Ditto. |
| 536 | Ditto. | 1½% Ditto. |
| 537 | Ditto. | 1½% Ditto. |
| 538 | Ditto. | 1½% Ditto. |
| 539 | Ditto. | 1½% Ditto. |
| 541 | Ditto. | 1% Ditto. |
| 542 | Ditto. | 1½% Ditto. |
| 544 | Ditto. | 0.5% Ditto. |
| 545 | Ditto. | 1½% Ditto. |
| 547 | Ditto. | 1% Ditto. |
| 548 | Ditto. | 1% Ditto. |
| 596 | Ditto. | 3% Ditto. |
| 597 | Ditto. | 3% Ditto. |
| 708 | Compound Liquorice Powder. | 25% Deficient in sulphur. |
| 709 | Milk | 5½% Extraneous Water |
| 710 | Ditto. | 6% Ditto. |
| 711 | Ditto. | 8% Deficient in Fat. |
| 712 | Ditto. | 1½% Extraneous Water and |
| 2½% deficient in Fat. | ||
| 713 | Ditto. | 3% Extraneous Water and |
| 22 % deficient in Fat | ||
| 738 | Ditto. | 28½% Extraneous Water. |
| 739 | Ditto. | 40% Ditto. |
| 740 | Ditto. | 38% Ditto. |
| 741 | Ditto. | 30% Ditto. |
| 893 | Ditto. | 1% Deficient in Fat. |