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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
Battersea 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Castor Oil | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Cough Mixture | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Glauber's Salts | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Iodine, Solution of | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Boracic | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Sulphur | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Zinc | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Paraffin, Liquid | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Seidlitz Powder | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Syrup of Figs | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tablets, Aspirin | 1 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tablets, various | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1 | 136 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Milk.
Of the 402 samples of milk, all of which were formal samples,
none were reported as adulterated.
In the 5 years 1943-47, and in 1948, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—
| Year | Samples taken | Adulterated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage | ||
| 1943 | 576 | 5 | 0.9 |
| 1944 | 462 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 1945 | 459 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 1946 | 430 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | 415 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mean | 468.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 1948 | 402 | 0 | 0.0 |