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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 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Main Statement showing the result of Analyses of all Articles submitted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1916 by Inspector Newell.
| No of samples examined. | No, of samples found adulterated or not up to standard. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Milk and Cream | 797 | 88 | 885 | 72 | 10 | 82 |
| Butter | 40 | 658 | 698 | 11 | 45 | 56 |
| Margarine | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lard | - | 21 | 21 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bread | - | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Flour | - | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tea | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Coffee | - | 37 | 37 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cocoa | - | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Sugar | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Mustard | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jam | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Pepper | - | 9 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Articles | 2 | 70 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Total | 844 | 954 | 1798 | 87 | 68 | 155 |