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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 1956

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

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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956

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

Adulterated Samples 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
Informal 12GingerbeerCake of mould
25„Floating pieces of paper
26„Cake of mould
175Milk flavouringPreserved with benzoic acid
239Strawberry flavouring350 parts per million benzoic acid
240Pineapple flavouring430 parts per million benzoic acid
241Chocolate flavouring500 parts per million benzoic acid
381 521Toffee Condensed Full Cream milkForeign matter in the nature of celluloid 3.3 % deficient in milk fat
630„ „9.0% „ „
631„ „9.0% „ „

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

Adulteration The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:

For formal samples0.0 per cent.
For informal samples1.2 per cent.
For all samples1.1 per cent.