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Wandsworth 1924
[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 gives the number of formal and informal samples taken in each sub-district of the Borough, and shows the number taken per 1,000 of population, the number adulterated and the percentage adulteration:—
TABLE XXXVIII.
| Informal Samples. | Formal Samples. | Total Number of samples taken. | Number per 1,000 of population. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of samples taken. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number of samples taken. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | |||||
| Clapham | 180 | 10 | 5.5 | 190 | 5 | 2.6 | 370 | 5.9 | 15 | 4.0 |
| Putney | 96 | 7 | 7.2 | 100 | 4 | 4.0 | 196 | 6.3 | 11 | 5.6 |
| Streatham | 290 | 15 | 5.1 | 283 | 9 | 3.1 | 573 | 5.2 | 24 | 4.1 |
| Tooting | 130 | 9 | 6.9 | 107 | 5 | 4.6 | 237 | 5.9 | 14 | 5.9 |
| Wandsworth .. | 304 | 17 | 5.5 | 320 | 10 | 3.1 | 624 | 6.2 | 27 | 4.3 |
| Whole Borough | 1000 | 58 | 5.8 | 1000 | 33 | 3.3 | 2000 | 5.9 | 91 | 4.5 |
Milk.
The following samples of milk were submitted for analysis:—
996 of whole new milk.
7 of separated milk.
18 of dried milk.
24 of condensed milk.
Of these 35 were reported against as being adulterated or
not up to Legal Standard. 13 contained extraneous water; 21
were deficient in fat; and one contained colouring matter.
Proceedings were taken in nine cases, and in 26 cases the
Public Health Committee, after considering the amount of adulteration
and the circumstances of sale, decided not to prosecute
the vendors, but to take further samples.