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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
Greenwich 1922
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1922
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. Administrative Action regarding Sample reported to be NOT GENUINE.
| No. of Sample. | Description of Sample. | Nature of Adulterat on. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Milk. | Deficient in fat to the extent of 10 per cent. | Case dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 81 | Do. | Admixed with 2 per cent. of water. | Warning Letter. |
| 178 | Do. | do. 2•5 do. | do. |
| 375 | Do. | do. 5 do. | do. |
| 21 | Vinegar. | Deficient in acetic acid to the extent of 1•5 per cent. | do. |
| 91 | Do. | Deficient in acetic acid to the extent of 6•5 per cent. | do. |
| 385 | Do. | do. 1•5 per cent. | do. |
| 19 | Dripping. | Contained 2•5 per cent. of free fatty acids. | do. |
| 38 | Do. | Contained 3•3 per cent. of free fatty acids. | Warranty and Withdrawal of Food Order, 1921 (Part 5). |
| 328 | Rice. | Contained 0•63 per cent. of extraneous mineral matter. | Warning Letter. |
| 419 | Do. | do. | do. |
| 174 | Medicine. | Contained an excess of Potassium Ioxide amounting to •510 per cent. | Summons Withdrawn owing to technical irregu larity. |
| 156 | Zinc Ointment. | Deficient in Zinc Oxide to the extent of 14 per cent. | Costs, 27s. |