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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Drugs.
| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Glycerine | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Glycerine, Honey and Lemon | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Iodine, Tincture of | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Camphorated | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Castor | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ointment, Sulphur | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Ointment, Zinc | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Salts, Epsom | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Salts, Glauber | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Seidlitz Powders | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Tablets:— | r> | |||||
| Aspirin | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Soda-Mint | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sulphur | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 6 | 52 | 58 | – | – | – |
In the five years 1947-51 and in 1952 the percentage of adulterated samples of milk was as under:—
| Year | Samples taken | Adulterated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage | ||
| 1947 | 415 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1948 | 402 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1949 | 421 | 10 | 2.4 |
| 1950 | 462 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1951 | 428 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Mean | 426 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 1952 | 101 | 0 | 0.0 |