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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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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 1912 by Inspector Newell.
| No. of samples examined | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total. | Formal | Informal | Total. | |
| Milk and Cream | 737 | 48 | 785 | 87 | 20 | 107 |
| Butter | 103 | 286 | 389 | 31 | 68 | 99 |
| Cheese | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lard | 6 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flour | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coffee | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocoa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mustard | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Confectionery and Jam | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spirits | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 6 | 37 | 43 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Articles | 26 | 135 | 161 | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| All Articles | 899 | 601 | 1,500 | 136 | 135 | 1271 |