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Wandsworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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84 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1930.
TABLE XLIII.
RESULT OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PROCURED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928. SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED WITH 1926, 1927, 1928, AND 1929.
| Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1926-1929. | No. of samples in 1930. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | Examined. | Found adulterated or not up to standard | Percentage adulterated | |
| Bu„er | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 544 | 1 | .18 |
| Cheese | — | — | — | — | 18 | - | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | — | — | 6 | - | — |
| Coffee | — | — | — | — | 21 | - | — |
| Confectionery and Jam | — | — | — | — | 26 | - | — |
| Cream | — | 25.0 | — | .50 | 226 | 1 | .43 |
| Margarine | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Milk | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 798 | 19 | 2.3 |
| Separated Milk | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 110 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Mustard | 16.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 5.0 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Tea | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 40.0 | — | — | 3.7 | 7 | 2 | 28.4 |
| Drugs | 4.6 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 31 | — | — |
| Other Articles | 19.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 265 | 28 | 1.8 |
| All Articles | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2000 | 28 | 1.4 |