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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XXXVIII.
| Informal Samples. | Formal Samples. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Number per 1,000 of population. | Percentage adulterated. | |
| Clapham | 149 | 5 | 3.3 | 171 | 7 | 4.0 | 320 | 12 | 5.3 | 3.7 |
| Putney | 219 | 1 | .4 | 170 | 8 | 4.7 | 389 | 9 | 11.4 | 2.3 |
| Balham | 149 | 3 | 2 0 | 144 | 6 | 4.1 | 293 | 9 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| Streatham | 152 | 3 | 1.9 | 87 | 1 | 1.1 | 239 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Tooting | 173 | 6 | 3.4 | 159 | 4 | 2.5 | 332 | 10 | 8.8 | 3.0 |
| Wandsworth . . | 158 | 3 | 1.8 | 269 | 6 | 2.2 | 427 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| Whole Borough | 1000 | 21 | 2.1 | 1000 | 32 | 3.2 | 2000 | 53 | 5.7 | 2.6 |
Milk and Milk Supply.
The following samples were submitted for analysis
959 of whole new milk.
9 of separated milk.
3 of skimmed milk.
23 of condensed milk.
Of these 21 were reported against as being adultered or not up
to standard. Six contained extraneous water, 14 were deficient
in milk fat and one sample of evaporated milk contained tin.
Proceedings were taken in eight of these cases and fines amounting
to £2 Os. Od. were imposed with £7 7s. Od. costs. In the 13
other cases, the Public Health Committee, after considering the
amount of adulteration and circumstances of sale, decided not
to prosecute the vendors but gave instructions for further samples
to be taken.
86 samples of milk were taken from the early morning delivery
to hospitals in the Borough, eight on delivery to Wandsworth