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Wandsworth 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Public Analyst for 1940.
743 samples were examined, 735 being formal and eight informal. 731 were genuine ; 12, all formal samples, were found to be adulterated, the details of the adulteration being as under:—
| Case No. | Nature of Report. |
|---|---|
| 119 | 1½ % extraneous water. |
| 120 | 1½ % extraneous water. |
| 194 | 2½ % extraneous water. |
| 195 | 2½ % extraneous water. |
| 229 | 28 % deficient in fat. |
| 279 | 3½ % extraneous water. |
| 280 | 3½ % extraneous water. |
| 331 | 1½ % extraneous water. |
| 361 | 34 % deficient in fat. |
| 362 | 8 % deficient in fat. |
| 634 | 2 % extraneous water. |
| 635 | 2 % extraneous water. |
The average composition of the milk analysed during the year was:—
| Total milk solids | 12.27 |
| Milk fat | 3.55 |
| Non-fatty solids | 8.82 |
Other Foodstuffs.
850 samples were analysed, one sample of sugar being taken
formally; 849 were informal samples. The only adulteration
found was in one informal sample of sugar, which contained 14
per cent, of ground rice.
Samples of the following substances were analysed:—
arrowroot, 4 samples; barley, 4; bread, 9; butter, 4; cake, 12;
cereals, 41; cheese, 26; cocoa, 24; coffee, 24; cornflour, 15;
cream, 11; dripping and lard, 12; essences, 13; fat, 13; fish,
canned, 36; fish paste, 27; flour, 29; food powders, 78; fruit,
canned and bottled, 15; fruit, dried, 71; ginger, 4; herbs, 5;
honey, 10; jam and marmalade, 17; jelly, 18; lemon and orange
curd, 3; lentils, 11; margarine, 25; meat products, 39; milk,
condensed, 10 ; mustard, 8 ; oatmeal, 10 ; olive oil, 5; pepper, 7;