London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Wandsworth 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

This page requires JavaScript

98 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Since the beginning of 1927 the use of preservative in
Margarine has been prohibited, and it is satisfactory to be
able to report that all of the 66 samples submitted proved
to be preserved by nothing other than Common Salt.
The average water content of these 66 samples proved to
be 13-4 per cent.

We give below a statement showing the average composition of the Milks examined and returned as genuine during each month of the year :—

Month.Total Milk Solids.Milk Fat.Non-fatty Solids.
January12.44 %3.46 %8.98 %
February12.29 %3.48 %8.81 %
March12.24 %3.45 %8.79 %
April12.22 %3.55 %8.67 %
May12.16 %3.33 %8.83 %
June12.14 %3.30 %8.84 %
July12.38 %3.60 %8.78 %
August12.23 %3.50 %8.73 %
September12.48 %3.65 %8.83 %
October12.70 %3.73 %8.97 %
November12.77 %3.90 %8.87 %
December12.96 %3.96 %9.00 %

The average composition of the 900 Milks returned as
genuine during 1927 was :—
Total Milk solids 12.34 per cent.
Milk fat 3.52 „
Non-fatty Solids 8.82 „
During the year under review six samples were submitted
for examination because complaints had been made by ratepayers
in respect to them.
These consisted of three samples of Sweetmeats, one of
Coffee and Chicory, one of Jam Sandwich and one of Sausages.
In every case these articles were suspected of being the
cause of illness to the persons partaking of them ; but analysis
failed to reveal the presence of any deleterious matter and the
samples were, therefore, reported as being genuine.