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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XLIII.
RESULT OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, DURING 1028, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED WITH 1924,
1925, 192G, AND 1927.
| Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1924-1927. | No. of samples in 1928. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. | 1925. | 1920. | 1927. | Examined. | Found adulterated or not up to standard | Percentage adulterated | |
| Bread | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| Butter | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 316 | 11 | 3.4 |
| Cheese | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 5.4 | — | — | 26 | — | — |
| Confectionery and Jam | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Cream and Preserved Cream | 13.6 | 6.0 | — | 25.0 | 181 | — | — |
| Self-raising Flour | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Margarine | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Milk | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 961 | 27 | — |
| Separated Milk | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | — | — | 110 | — | 18 | — | — |
| Mustard | — | — | 16.6 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sugar | — | — | — | 5.0 | 6 | — | — |
| Tea | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 4.1 | 40.0 | — | 9 | — | — |
| Drugs | 14.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 39 | 6 | 15.3 |
| Other Articles | 1.0 | 7.1 | 19.8 | 3.6 | 390 | 12 | 3.0 |
| All Articles | 4.55 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2000 | 56 | 2.8 |