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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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167
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the work done under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
(in the Borough of Wandsworth) condensed from his statutory
quarterly reports by
THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
During the year 1902 the Inspector brought to the South
London Central Public Laboratory 584 samples of Food and
Drugs classified as follows : —
Dairy Produce 524
Groceries 44
Alcoholic Beverages 10
Bread and Cereals 4
Drugs 2
584
I. Dairy Produce.
The following Table indicates the nature and number of the
various articles examined and the results of their analysis: —
The articles entered under this head included: —
Butter
299 samples.
Milk
215
Lard
5 „
Cheese
3 „
Margarine
2 „
524 samples.