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Wandsworth 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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108 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
GENERAL STATEMENT.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Bread | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Butter | 7 | 410 | 417 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cheese | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | - |
| Coffee | - | 8 | 8 | — | — | - |
| Confectionery and Jam | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cream | 1 | 171 | 172 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Flour | - | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Flour, Self-raising | - | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | - | 24 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 836 | 3 | 839 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Milk Condensed (Full Cream) | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Milk, Condensed (Machine Skimmed) | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Milk, Dried (Humanised) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Milk, Evaporated | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Mustard | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | - |
| Sugar | — | 6 | 6 | - | — | - |
| Tea | — | 14 | 14 | - | — | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | 26 | 27 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vinegar, Malt | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | — | - |
| Drugs | — | 42 | 42 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Articles | 9 | 396 | 405 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Total | 855 | 1,145 | 2,000 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
The following table shows, in detail, the nature and extent
of the adulteration reported in the formal samples examined
Case
No.
Nature of Sample.
Nature of Report.
43
Butter
33 % Margarine.
44
Ditto
33 % Margarine.
45
Milk
2 % Deficient in Fat.
134
Tinned Beans
0.83 grs. Copper Sulphate per lb.
143
Milk
2½ % Extraneous Water.
166
Ditto
3 % Extraneous Water.
301
Butter
0.8 % Excess Water.
427
Milk
3 % Deficient in Fat.
499
Ditto
6 % Deficient in Fat.
546
Ditto
3 % Extraneous Water.
585
Ditto
1 % Extraneous Water.
654
Ditto
23 % Deficient in Fat.
666
Cream
41.3 % Deficient in Non-fatty
Solids.
669
Milk
2½ % Extraneous Water
718
Ditto
4 % Deficient in Fat.
744
Ditto
2½ % Extraneous Water.
781
Ditto
33 % Deficient in Fat.
834
Ditto
1½ % Extraneous Water.
854
Pepper
42.5 % Rice and Maize Starches.