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ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the work done in the Borough of Wandsworth under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, summarised from his statutory
quarterly reports by Dr. John Muter, Public Analyst.
During the year 1907 the Inspector brought to the South
London Central Public Laboratory 989 samples of Food and
Drugs, which may be classified as under:—
Dairy Produce 867 samples.
Groceries 59 „
Cereals 23 „
Drugs 23 „
Meats 13 „
Confectionery and Jam 4 „
989 samples.
1.—Dairy Produce.
The following Table shows the nature and number of the
different samples submitted, and the results of their analysis:—
Milk and Cream 501 samples.
Butter 334 ”
Lard 23 ,,
Cheese 6 „
Margarine 3 ”
867 samples.
Of these, 799 were found genuine, while the following 68 were
reported against:—
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