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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.
Main Statement showing the result of Analyses of all Articles
submitted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during the
year 1911, by Inspector Newell.
(Six samples submitted under the Merchandise Marks Act are also here included.)
| Number of samples examined. | Number of samples found adulterated or not up to standard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk and Cream | 602 | 67 |
| Butter | 189 | 31 |
| Cheese | 2 | 0 |
| Margarine | 5 | 1 |
| Lard | 3 | 0 |
| Bread | 1 | 0 |
| Flour | 2 | 1 |
| Tea | 0 | 0 |
| Coffee | 10 | 1 |
| Cocoa... | 6 | 0 |
| Sugar | 10 | 1 |
| Mustard | 6 | 0 |
| Confectionery and Jam | 1 | 0 |
| Pepper | 3 | 0 |
| Wine | 0 | 0 |
| Beer | 0 | 0 |
| Spirits | 0 | 0 |
| *Drugs | 10 | 1 |
| * Other Articles | 77 | 20 |
| All Articles | 927 | 123 |
Percentage Adulteration 13.2
* Details of these are given in table on following page.