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Wandsworth 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Food and Food Premises.
91
The following Table gives the number of formal and informal
samples taken in each sub-district of the Borough and shows the
number taken per 1,000 of population, the number adulterated,
and the percentage of adulteration.
TABLE XLV.
| Informal Samples. | Formal Samples. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Number per 1,000 of population. | Percentage adulterated. | |
| Clapham | 116 | — | — | 146 | 3 | 2.0 | 262 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Putney | 167 | — | — | 118 | 4 | 3.4 | 285 | 4 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| Balham | 149 | — | — | 116 | — | - | 265 | — | 4.9 | — |
| Streatham | 201 | 3 | 1.5 | 90 | — | — | 291 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Tooting | 260 | — | — | 118 | 1 | .85 | 378 | 1 | 9.9 | .26 |
| Wandsworth | 257 | 3 | 1.2 | 262 | 10 | 3.8 | 519 | 13 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| Whole Borough | 1150 | 6 | .52 | 850 | 18 | 2.1 | 2000 | 24 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
Milk.
The following samples were submitted for analysis :—
828 of whole new milk.
2 of separated milk.
25 of condensed milk.
Of these 14 were reported against as being adulterated or not
up to the legal standard. Four contained extraneous water ;
10 were deficient in milk fat.
Proceedings were taken in seven cases and fines amounting to
£5 were inflicted and £11 l1s, 0d. costs imposed. In the other