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Wandsworth 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST FOR 1960 47
| Case No. | Nature of Sample | Nature of Report |
|---|---|---|
| Formal 411 | Glauber's Salt | Anhydrous sodium sulphate |
| Informal 169 | Non-brewed condiment | 2% deficient in acetic acid |
| 180 | Corned beef | Material composed in part of skin and hair |
| 181 | Bread | Dirty mineral grease present |
| 182 | Creamery butter | Contained mould structures |
| 183 | Creamery butter | Contained mould structures |
| 195 | Australian apples | In wrappers treated with paraffin oil |
| 218 | Pork chipolatas | Meat content 58 % |
| 257 | Pork chipolatas | Meat content 48 % |
| 258 | Pork chipolatas | Meat content 57% |
| 259 | Pork sausages | Meat content 56% |
| 320 | Bread | Contained a small flour moth |
| 361 | Shredded beef suet | 7 % deficient in fat |
| 364 | Salted peanuts | Rancid |
| 501 | Chocolate cream bun | Contained a sliver of wood baked in the bun |
| 514 | Lamb kidneys | Contained calculi of calcium oxalate |
| 547 | Milk bottle | Contained dirt; chiefly mycelia of moulds |
| 548 | Margarine | Rancid |
| 549 | Margarine | Rancid |
| 561 | Pork sausages | Meat content 55 % |
| 563 | Orange juice | Contained dirt; chiefly mycelia of moulds |
| 671 | Bread | Contained a bundle of artificial fibres |
| 733 | Bread roll | Machinery grease present |
| 765 | Cream cake | Matted fibres present |
| 825 | Fruit cake | Glass baked in cake present |
| 829 | Glauber's Salt | Anhydrous sodium sulphate |
| 888-903 | Chocolate liqueurs | Minute amounts of proof spirit only present |
| 904 | Bread | Appearance unsatisfactory, due to unsightly dough |
| 923 | Glace cherries | Preserved with benzoic acid |
Adulteration
The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:
For formal samples 0.44 per cent.
For informal samples 5.53 per cent.
For all samples 4.4 per cent.