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Wandsworth 1954

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

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41
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST FOR 1954
Adulterated Samples

Table: Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:

Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:

Case No.Nature of SampleNature of Report
Formal 492Milk1 % deficient in fat
493,,1 %
499,,13%
571Bread and butterFat, margarine with 10% butter
575MilkAdded water 4%
582Friars BalsamTotal solids 25% deficient
388Milk7 % deficient in fat
415,,8 % extraneous water
433,,11 % deficient in fat
434,,18%
435,,4% ,, ,, ,,
436,,13% ,, ,, ,,
438,,23% ,, ,, ,,
439,,10% ,, ,, ,,
Informal 243Ice-cream6% deficient in fat
260,,6% ,, ,, ,,
194Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine25 % deficient in ammonia
223Citrate of magnesiaExcess of magnesium sulphate
228,, ,, ,,,, ,, ,,
438StuffingInfested
481ButterMusty flavour and taste
409Friars BalsamTotal solids 29% deficient
413Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine20% deficient in ammonia
51Ice-cream35 % deficient in fat
78Luncheon meatHousefly in meat

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Adulteration

Table: The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:

The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:

For formal samples4.3 per cent.
For informal samples1.6 per cent.
For all samples2.5 per cent.