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Wandsworth 1935

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

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100
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.
1 bottle grape fruit squash, 1 bottle honey, 3 bottles pickles, 244
tins tomato puree, 21 lbs. confectionery, 5 Dundee cakes and 1 cwt.
potatoes.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, Agricultural Grading and
Marking Act, 1928, and Orders Made Thereunder.
These Acts and Orders contain provisions which are enforced
by the Borough Council.

Table: The following Orders are now in force:—

The following Orders are now in force:—

1.Gelatine.16.Meat.
2.Honey.17. Malt Flour and Malt Extract.
3.Fresh Apples.
4.Tea.18.Potatoes.
5.Currants.19.Broccoli.
6.Sultanas.20.Eggs.
7.Raisins.21. Glasshouse grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers.
8.Eggs in Shell.
9.Dried Eggs.22.Strawberries.
10.Oat Products.23.Dressed Poultry.
11.Raw Tomatoes.24.Cherries.
12.Salmon and Trout.25.Cider.
13.Butter.26.Canned Fruits.
14.Apples.27.Canned Cherries.
15.Wheat Flour.28.Bacon and Ham.
29.Dead poultry.

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The Food Inspectors report that these Acts and Orders are
duly observed by the traders, there being no deliberate evasion
of the provisions.
Statement of Work Done under the Food and Drugs,
(Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year 2,000 samples of foods and drugs were submitted
to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 1,000 were
submitted as official samples while 1,000 were purchased unofficially
as test or informal samples. 25 or 2.5 per cent, of the official
samples, and 21 or 2.1 per cent, of the unofficial samples were
found to be adulterated or not up to standard. The total adulterations
reported were 46 or 2.3 per cent, of the samples submitted.