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Wandsworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the work done in the Borough of Wandsworth under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
To the Wandsworth Borough Council.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
Herewith we have pleasure in submitting our report of the
work performed by us under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts
during the year 1925.
In all 2,000 samples were submitted under the Acts, of which
1,000 were taken with the necessary formalities required by the
Acts and 1,000 procured informally.
Below will be found a statement showing the nature of the samples submitted, and the results of analysis :—
GENERAL STATEMENT.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Bread | — | 6 | 6 | — | ||
| Butter | 3 | 398 | 401 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Cocoa | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — |
| Cream | — | 28 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Cream, Preserved | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Flour | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Flour (Self raising) | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 989 | 30 | 1019 | 28 | — | 28 |
| Mustard | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 24 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Spirits | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Drugs | 1 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Other Articles | 7 | 302 | 309 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Total | 1000 | 1000 | 2000 | 36 | 28 | 64 |