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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report—Public Analyst.
These included:— | |
Bread | 9 samples. |
Flour | 9 ,, |
Yeast | 2 ,, |
20 samples. |
As in 1903 all the articles under this head were genuine.
The Drugs included the following:— | |
Lime Water | 4 samples. |
Cream of Tartar | 3 ,, |
Camphorated Oil | 3 ,, |
Cod Liver Oil | 3 ,, |
Epsom Salts | 1 „ |
Lead and Opium Pills | 1 ,, |
Compound Tincture of Rhubarb | 1 ,, |
Carbonate of Iron Pills | 1 ,, |
Olive Oil | 1 ,, |
Crushed Linseed | 1 ,, |
Licorice Powder | 1 ,, |
20 samples. |
All the drugs examined proved to be genuine, whereas in 1903
in per cent. impurity was registered.
Under this head were included:— | |
Sausages | 4 samples. |
Bacon | 4 ,, |
8 samples. |
Of these, one sample of sausages was found to contain a Boric
preservative equivalent to 30 grains of Boric acid per lb. The
remaining seven were genuine.