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Battersea 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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The percentage of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be Iterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1945 and yearly from 1946, is given in the following table: —

YearFormal samples (per cent.)Informal samples (per cent.)
Mean 1921—19256.47.4
„ 1926—19303.32.4
„ 1931—19351.82.1
„ 1936—19400.90.9
„ 1941_19451.41.1
19461.51.2
19470.51.7

The following tables give details of the articles of which samples
ei"e obtained for the purpose of analysis.

PUBLIC ANALYST'S REPORTS, 1947. TABLE I. Main Statement.

Nature of SampleExaminedAdulterated
FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
Butter33-330-0
Cocoa101000
Coffee13720000
Confectionery8-800
Flour, Self-raising8800
Jam and Marmalade6600
Lard1100
Margarine191900
Meat Products:—
Minced Meat3-30— '0
Sausages and Sausage Meat241236000
Milk41541500
Milk, Condensed101020011
Vinegar, Malt14_' 14101
Vinegar, Non-Brewed7411000
Spirits, Whisky2200
Other Articles32409441279
Drugs15315322
Total5956051,20031013