Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report—Public Analyst.
VI.—Confectionery and Jam.
The following were included in this division:—
Jam
Sweets
2 samples,
1 ,,
3 samples.
One sample of Jam and one of Sweets were found genuine,,
the remaining sample of Jam being reported against as follows:—
Name of Article. Case No. Nature and extent of Impurity.
Black Currant Jam 774 25 per cent. Apple Pulp.
Thus the amount of adulteration registered in this division
was 33.33 per cent.
Finally, the foregoing results show that the total amount of
adulteration for the year 1908 was 8.76 per cent.
JOHN MUTER, ph.d., f.i.c.,
Public Analysts
South London Central Public Laboratory,
325, Kennington Road, S.E.,
20th January, 1909.