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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
Islington 1916
Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| Description. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4 th Quarter. | Totals. | ||||||
| Baking Powder | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Beef Sausages | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Liquid Paraffin | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cream of Tartar | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Milk of Sulphur | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Quinine Wine | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5§ | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Camphorated Oil | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Boric Acid Ointment | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Lime Water | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Eucalyptus Ointment | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spirit of Sal Volatile | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ammon. Tinct. Quinine | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 275 | 274 | 275 | 275 | 1,099 | 245 | 238 | 253 | 259 | 995 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 104 | |
| MARGARINE ACT. | |||||||||||||||
| Margarine | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Totals | 285 | 284 | 285 | 285 | 1,139 | 254 | 244 | 259 | 268 | 1,025 | 31 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 114 |
§ All free from Sulphurous and Salicylic Acids. a, Free from Boric Acid in two cases, trace in one sample.