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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table shows the number of butter samples
taken, the number found adulterated, and the percentage of adulteration,
together with the average adulteration for the years
1905-1914 compared with the year under review.
| Year. | Number of samples taken. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 223 | 20 | 8.96 |
| 1906 | 287 | 19 | 6.62 |
| 1907 | 334 | 13 | 3.89 |
| 1908 | 343 | 26 | 7.58 |
| 1909 | 299 | 16 | 5.35 |
| 1910 | 3.4 | 22 | 7.23 |
| 1911 | 189 | 31 | 16.4 |
| 1912 | 389 | 99 | 25.4 |
| 1913 | 584 | 74 | 12.67 |
| 1914 | 478 | 77 | |
| Average for 10 years 1905-1914 | 343 | 39 | 11.3 |
| 191 5 | 635 | 65 | 10.2 |
MARGARINE.
11 samples of margarine were submitted for analysis and all
returned as genuine.
There were two convictions under the Margarine Act, these
being in connection with the Sale of Margarine as butter.