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Wandsworth 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1953
Adulterated Samples
Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:—
| Case No. | Nature of Sample | Nature of Report |
| Informal 1100 | Tomato ketchup | Copper on total solids 100 parts per million |
| 1123 | Canned beans | Tin. 4 grains per lb. |
| 1146 | Tomato ketchup | Copper on total solids 96 parts per million |
| 1159 | Fish paste | Tin punctured, contents unfit for consumption |
| 1199 | Canned sliced apples | Tin, 5.1 grains per lb. |
| 1218 | Tomato ketchup | Copper on total solids, 25 parts per million |
| 1352 | Icecream | 50% deficient in fat |
| 1380 | Cakeoma | Rancid |
| 1395 | Butter | Acid value too high, becoming rancid |
| 1441 | Icecream | 13 % deficient in milk solids not fat |
| 1456 | "Fizz Powder" | Contains free sodium bicarbonate |
| 1466 | Peppermint Flavour | Dirty particles derived from cork |
| 1611 | Soused Herrings (canned) | Unfit for consumption |
| 1716 | Lemonade Powder | Contained undisclosed calcium acid phosphate. |
| 1720 | Bread | Foreign matter; agglutinated fibres |
Adulteration
The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:—
For formal samples None
For informal samples 2.0 per cent.
For all samples 1.5 per cent.