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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 1923
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—Number and Description of Samples purchased for Analysis under the above Acts during the Year 1923.
| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Purchased. | Number Genuine. | Number Not Genuine. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 12 | 12 | - |
| Breakfast Sausage | 3 | 3 | - |
| Butter | 114 | 113 | 1 |
| Chicory and Coffee | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 3 | 3 | - |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | - |
| Medicine | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Milk | 109 | 102 | 7 |
| Mustard | 5 | 5 | - |
| Pearl Barley. . | 27 | 27 | - |
| Pepperr | 17 | 17 | - |
| Rice | 47 | 45 | 2 |
| Sausages | 10 | 10 | - |
| Vinegar | 77 | 69 | 8 |
| White Precipitate Ointment | 1 | 1 | - |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | 1 | - |
| 438 | 419 | 19 |
DISINFECTION.
It had been hoped to report upon the opening of the new
Disinfection premises, but unfortunately the building was still
uncompleted at the close of the year under review.
The following tables summarise the work carried out by the
Disinfecting Staff during the year :—