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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Rice, Ground | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Sauce | -— | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sausages, Preserved | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| Sausage Meat | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Soup, Tinned | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Spices | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Sponge Mixture . . | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Suet, Shredded | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Tapioca | — | 20 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tomato and Cheese Paste | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Treacle and Golden Svrup | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Vegetables, Tinned | — | 13 | 13 | - | — | |
| Yeast | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | — |
| Total | 5 | 259 | 464 | - | 4 | 4 |
Below is given the nature and extent of the adulteration returned in the formal samples submitted :—
| Case No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milk | l£ % Extraneous Water and 8 % Deficient in Fat. | |
| 3 | Ditto | 1J % Extraneous Water and 8 % Deficient in Fat | |
| 107 | Ditto | 2 % Extraneous Water | |
| 113 | Ditto | 6 % Deficient in Fat | |
| 319 | Ditto | 5 % Deficient in Fat. | |
| 332 333 | Ditto Ditto | 23 % Deficient in Fat 12 % Deficient in Fat | |
| 334 | Ditto | 10 % Deficient in Fat | |
| 341 | Ditto | 4 % deficient in Fat | |
| 580 | Vinegar | 3 % Deficient in Acetic Acid | |
| 604 | Ditto | 6 % Deficient in Acetic Acid | |
| 998 | Milk | 23 % Deficient in Fat | |
| Battersea | 1a | Ditto | 6 % Deficient in Fat |
| Ditto | 3a | Ditto | 13 % Deficient in Fat |
| Ditto | 5a | Ditto | 10 % Deficient in Fat |