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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 1910 the Inspector brought to the South London Central Public Laboratory 1,060 samples of Food and Drugs, classifiable as under:—
| Dairy Produce | 916 samples. |
| Groceries | 69 „ |
| Cereals | 32 „ |
| Meats | 24 „ |
| Drugs | 19 „ |
| 1,060 samples. |
The following were included in this division:—
| Milk | 591 samples. |
| Butter | 304 „ |
| Lard | 12 „ |
| Cheese | |
| Cream | 2 „ |
| Margarine | 2 „ |
| 916 samples. |
Of these, 846 were found genuine or up to legal standard,
while 71 were reported against, as follows:—