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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Med1cal Off1cer of"Health. 279
Deta1ls of"Other Art1cles" and" Drugs" in foregoing Table.
| OTHER ARTICLES | No. of samples examined | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | informal | Total. | Formal | informal | Total. | |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Barley, Pearl | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cayenne Pepper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnamon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornflour | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr1pping | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruits (Dr1ed) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruits in Syrup | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ginger, ground | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honey | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1ce Cream | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelly, Table | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mace (Ground) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nut Lard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ol1ve O1l | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R1ce | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R1ce, Ground | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sago | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soup (Des1ccated) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | O | 0 |
| Tap1oca | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar | 7 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Wines (Non.alcohol1c) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | 143 | 165 | 8 | 19 | 27 | |