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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 1893
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1893
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The total number of articles condemned wa3 29, thus showing
that 8'38 per cent, of the whole were adulterated, as compared
with 9.68 per cent, in the year 1892.
The following are classified lists showing the nature and amounts
of the various impurities detected.
I.—
| Articles submitted. | Nature and Amount of Impurity. |
|---|---|
| Butter | 100 per cent, of Margarine. |
| Butter | 90 „ „ |
| Butter | 90 „ „ |
| Butter | 90 ,, ,, |
| Butter | 75 „ ,, |
| Butter | 70 „ „ |
| Butter | 65 „ „ |
| Butter | 60 „ „ |
| Butter | 40 „ „ |
| Milk | 40 per cent, of added water. |
| Milk | 14 „ „ |
| Milk | 12 „ „ |
| Milk | 12 „ „ |
| Milk | 10 „ „ |
| Milk | 10 „ „ |
| Milk | 9 „ „ |
| Milk | 8 „ „ |
| Milk | 8 „ „ |
| Milk | 8 „ „ |
| Milk | 5 „ „ |
| Milk | 4 „ „ |
| Milk | 3 „ „ |
| Milk | 2 „ „ |
| Milk | 33 per cent, of cream abstracted. |
| Milk | 27 |
The above Table shows definite adulteration of dairy products
amounting to nearly 13.7 per cent, of the whole number of such
samples examined, as against 14.3 per cent, in 1892. This small,