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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
The Ministry of Health was notified of the result of these
examinations.
Butter and Margarine.
417 samples of butter were submitted for analysis during
the year, and of these seven or 1.67 per cent. were reported
against.
24 samples of margarine were submitted for analysis and
all were reported genuine.
Other Articles.
405 samples were submitted under this heading—for results
see Public Analysts' Report.
TABLE XLV.
| Informal Samples. | Formal Samples. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Number per 1,000 of population. | Percentage adulterated. | |
| Clapham | 196 | 5 | 2.5 | 141 | 3 | 2.1 | 337 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| Putney | 120 | 1 | .8 | 73 | 1 | 1.3 | 193 | 2 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Balham | 150 | 2 | 1.3 | 114 | 2 | 1.7 | 264 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Streatham | 183 | 4 | 2.1 | 129 | 4 | 3.1 | 312 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Tooting | 166 | 3 | 1.8 | 110 | 3 | 2.7 | 276 | 6 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Wandsworth | 330 | 4 | 1.2 | 288 | 6 | 2.0 | 618 | 10 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| Whole Borough | 1145 | 19 | 1.65 | 855 | 19 | 2.2 | 2000 | 38 | 5.5 | 1.9 |