Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Formal Samples:
No. | Sample of | Result | Action taken |
---|---|---|---|
669 | Glauber Salts. | Effloresced. | Stock withdrawn from sale. |
710 | Glauber Salts. | Effloresced. | Stock withdrawn from sale. |
717 | Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine. | 60 per cent, deficient in ammonia. | Summons. |
726 | Figs. | Infected with acari and moulds. | Stock destroyed. |
1062 | Vinegar. | Consisted of Non-brewed Condiment. | Caution. |
1075 | Curry Powder. | Lead 20 parts per million. | Caution. |
106 | Glauber Salts. | Effloresced. | Stock withdrawn |
141 | Pork Sausages. | 15 per cent, deficient in meat. | Summons. |
150 | Gin. | 40 degrees under proof. | Summons. |
177 | Milk. | 10 per cent, deficient in fat. | Summons. |
180 | Milk. | 6 per cent, deficient in fat. | Summons. |
213 | Pearl Barley. | Contained a number of living beetles. | Used for poultry food |
219 | Glauber Salts. | Completely effloresced. | Withdrawn from sale. |
276 | Pearl Barley. | Contained acari ova and excreta. | Used for poultry food. |
310 | Table Jelly. | Contained 61.5 per cent, sugar and did not comply with the prescribed setting test. | Summons. |
330 | Pepper. | Contained 75 per cent, wheat flour. | Summons. |
359 | Curry Powder. | Contained 24 parts of lead per million. | Authority concerned notified. |
366 | Pepper. | Contained 20 per cent, maize starch. | Summons. |
394 | Pearl Barley. | Contained the ova of an insect. | Used for poultry food. |
412 | Pepper. | Contained 10 per cent. Ground Ginger. | Summons. |