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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles analysed. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found adulterated or not up to standard. | ||||||||
| 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | Average for five years. | 1912. | |||
| Milk & Cream | 785 | 107 | 10.97 | 6.99 | 7.39 | 7.44 | 11.10 | 8.77 | 13.63 |
| Butter | 389 | 99 | 3.89 | 7.58 | 5.35 | 7.23 | 16.40 | 8. 09 | 25.4 |
| Cheese | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80.7 | ... | 16.1 | ... |
| Margarine | 7 | ... | ... | 10.0 | ... | ... | 20.0 | 6.0 | ... |
| Lard | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bread | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Flour | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.0 | 10.0 | ... |
| Tea | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 17 | ... | 17.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.1 | ... |
| Cocoa | 4 | ... | 10.0 | 16.6 | ... | 8.3 | ... | 7.0 | ... |
| Sugar | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 2.0 | 15.3 |
| Mustard | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Confectionery | 9 | ... | ... | 33.3 | ... | ... | ... | 6.6 | ... |
| Pepper | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wine, Beer and Spirits | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Drugs* | 43 | 3 | 8.69 | 9.1 | 12.5 | ... | 10.0 | 8.05 | 7.0 |
| Other articles* | 161 | 59 | 61.53 | 50.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 25.9 | 38.28 | 36.7 |
| All Articles | 1,500 | 271 | 8.49 | 8.76 | 6.89 | 9.05 | 13.2 | 9.28 | 1.80 |
* Details of these will be found in the Report of the Public Analyst at the end of this Report.