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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
Wandsworth 1918
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
One Informal sample of Mustard was returned as adulterated,
as it contained Wheat Flour.
The following Table gives in detail the nature of the samples grouped in the General Statement under the head of Drugs, together with the number of samples returned as adulterated:—
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Acid, Tartaric | - | 2 | - | |||
| Camphorated Oil | - | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| Friar's Balsam | - | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| Milk Sugar | - | 5 | 5 | - | ||
| Ointment, Boric | - | - | ||||
| Ointment, Zinc | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Powder, Gregory's | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Powder, Liquorice Comp | - | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Prescriptions | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Rhubarb, powdered | - | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Volatile | - | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Syrup of Squills | - | - | 0 | |||
| White Precipitate | - | - | ||||
| Wine, Ipecacuanha | - | - | ||||
| Total | 2 | 43 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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The Formal sample of Zinc Ointment (No. 374) reported
against was found on analysis to contain 6 6 per cent, excess of
Zinc Oxide; whilst the Formal sample of "Medicine as prescribed"
(No. 239), was deficient in its active ingredient, Sodium Salicylate,
to the extent of 55 per cent.
One Informed sample of Zinc Ointment was found to contain
excess of Zinc Oxide; two Informal samples of Gregory Powder
had been made up with Carbonate, in place of Oxide of Magnesia;
whilst one Informal "Medicine as prescribed" was deficient in its