Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1915-
No of samples examined. | No, of samples found adulterated or not up to standard. | |||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Milk and Cream | 877 | 72 | 949 | 71 | 12 | 83 |
Butter | 29 | 606 | 635 | 15 | 50 | 65 |
Cheese | I | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Margarine | I | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lard | - | 24 | 24 | - | 0 | 0 |
Flour | - | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
Flour (self-raising) | - | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
Coffee | 1 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cocoa | - | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
Sugar | - | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
Confectionery and Jam | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 |
Pepper | - | 14 | 14 | - | 0 | 0 |
Drugs | - | 66 | 66 | — | 5 | 5 |
Other Articles | - | 83 | 83 | — | 6 | 6 |
9O9 | 940 | 1849 | 86 | 73 | 159 |