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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table A. Details of "Other Articles" in foregoing Main Statement.
| No. of samples examined. | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Arrowroot | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baking Powder | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coffee Mixture | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cornflour | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fat, Nut Lard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fish Paste | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruits, Canned | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meat Pie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meat Paste | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meats, other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oatmeal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rice | 2 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sausages | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tapioca | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vegetable, Canned | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 82 | 106 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |