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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Food and Food, Premises.
TABLE XLIV.
RESULT OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PROCURED
UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT,
1928. SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED
WITH 1925, 1926, 1927, AND 1928.
Percentage of Samples
adulterated, 1925-1928.
No. of
samples in 1929.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
Examined.
Found adulterated
or not up
to standard
Percentage
adulterated
Bread
-
-
-
-
6
-
-
Butter
1.7
0.8
1.3
3.4
417
7
1.6
Cheese
-
-
-
-
6
-
-
Cocoa
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Coffee
5.4
-
-
-
8
-
-
Confectionery and Jam
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Cream
6.0
-
25.0
-
172
1
.50
Flour
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
Self-raising Flour
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
Margarine
-
-
-
-
24
-
-
Milk
2.8
2.0
2.3
2.6
839
14
1.6
Separated Milk
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Condensed Milk
-
11.0
-
-
19
-
-
Dried Milk
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Mustard
-
16.6
-
-
3
-
-
Sugar
-
-
5.0
-
6
-
-
Tea
-
-
-
-
14
-
-
Vinegar
4.1
40.0
-
-
29
1
3.7
Drugs
4.5
4.6
5.4
15.3
42
1
2.3
Other Articles
71
19.8
3.6
3.0
405
14
3.4
All Articles
3.2
5.3
3.1
2.8
2000
38
1.9