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Wandsworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Analysts' Annual Report.
95
Grouped above as "Milk" the following samples were submitted:—
| Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Milk | 989 | 1 | 990 | 28 | — | 28 |
| Milk, condensed (Full Cream) | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Milk, condensed (Machine Skimmed) | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Milk, dried | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Total | 989 | 30 | 1019 | 28 | — | 28 |
The details of samples submitted under Drugs are given below:—
DRUGS.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Borax, powdered | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Glauber Salts | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Linseed, crushed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, sulphur | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, zinc | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Powder, Gregory | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Powder, Seidlitz. | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Rochelle Salts | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sulphur, Liver of | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sulphur, Milk of | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Rhubarb | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 4 |