London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Articles analysed. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found adulter, ated or not up to standard. | ||||||||
| 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | Average for five years. | 1911. | |||
| Milk & Cream | 602 | 67 | 10.26 | 10.97 | 6.99 | 7.39 | 7.44 | 8.61 | 11.1 |
| Butter | 189 | 31 | 6...62 | 3.89 | 7.58 | 5.35 | 7.23 | 6.11 | 16.4 |
| Cheese | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80.7 | 16.1 | ... |
| Margarine | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 10.0 | ... | ... | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Lard | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bread | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Flour | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.0 |
| Tea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 10 | 1 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 4 .1 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.0 |
| Cocoa | 6 | ... | 50.0 | 10.0 | 16.6 | ... | 8.3 | 16.9 | ... |
| Sugar | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 |
| Mustard | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Confectionery and Jams | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 33.3 | ... | ... | 6.6 | ... |
| Pepper | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Wine, Beer and Spirits | ... | ... | 33.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.6 | ... |
| Drugs* | 10 | 1 | 11.76 | 8.69 | 9.1 | 12.5 | ... | 8.1 | 10.0 |
| Other articles* | 77 | 20 | 61.53 | 50.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 33.10 | 25.9 | |
| All Articles | 927 | 123 | 9.28 | 8.49 | 8.76 | 6.89 | 9.05 | 8.61 | 13.2 |
Details of these will be found in the Report of the Public Analyst at Che end of this Report.