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Wandsworth 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Analysts' Annual Report.
GENERAL STATEMENT.— continued.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Milk, Condensed, (Machine Skimmed) | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Milk, Evaporated | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Milk, Separated | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vinegar, Malt | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Drugs | — | 61 | 61 | — | — | — |
| Other Articles | 3 | 518 | 521 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 850 | 1150 | 2000 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
DRUGS (INFORMAL).
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. |
|---|---|
| Acid, Boric | 3 |
| Acid, Tartaric | |
| Borax | 6 |
| Camphorated Oil | 8 |
| Cream of Tartar | 5 |
| Epsom Salts | 5 |
| Friar's Balsam | 2 |
| Glauber Salts | 1 |
| Glycerine | 1 |
| Malt and Cod-liver Oil | 1 |
| Ointment, Zinc | 3 |
| Powder Gregory's | 2 |
| Sulphur, Flowers of | 2 |
| Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 3 |
| Tincture, Iodine | 10 |
| Tincture, Quinine, Ammoniated | 6 |
| Total | 61 |