Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
OTHER ARTICLES—
Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Rice, Ground | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - |
Sago | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Sauce | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | - |
Sausages | — | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 |
Sausages, Preserved | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Sausagemeat | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Soup Powder | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Soup, Tinned | — | 3 | 3 | -_ | -_ | -_ |
Spice, Mixed | — | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
Sponge Mixture | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Suet | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | -_ |
Tapioca | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
Tomato Paste | — | 1 | I | - | — | - |
Treacle and Syrup | — | 6 | 6 | - | - | |
Vegetables, Tinned | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
Waters, Aerated | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wheat Preparations Wines, | — | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 |
Non-alcoholic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Total | 1 | 473 | 474 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
The nature and extent of the adulteration detected in the formal samples submitted is given in the table below :—
Case No. | Nature of Sample | Nature of Report |
---|---|---|
83 | Milk | 38% deficient in Fat. |
259 | Ditto | 3% Extraneous Water. |
275 | Curry Powder | 36 parts per million Lead. |
276 | Milk | 1% Extraneous Water. |
360 | Ditto. | 1/,, Extraneous Water. |
575 | Ditto | 1½% Extraneous Water. |
586 | Ditto | 1% Extraneous Water. |
593 | Ditto | 1% Extraneous Water. |
594 | Ditto | 3% Extraneous Water. |
639 | Ditto | 1 ½% Extraneous Water. |
670 | Ditto | 1½% Extraneous Water. |
944 | Ditto | 1% Extraneous Water. |
947 | Ditto | 1% Extraneous Water. |