London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
MAIN STATEMENT showing the results of analysis of all articles
submitted.
| Nature of sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Milk and Cream | 817 | 59 | 876 | 82 | 6 | 88 |
| Butter | 5 | 330 | 335 | 4 | 31 | 35 |
| Margarine | 1 | 85 | 86 | - | 9 | 9 |
| Lard | - | 5° | 50 | - | - | - |
| Coffee | - | 32 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Cocoa | - | 22 | 22 | - | - | - |
| Sugar | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mustard | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Jam | - | 16 | 16 | - | . 2 | 2 |
| Pepper | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Drugs | - | 56 | 56 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Articles | 8 | 158 | 166 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Total | 831 | 822 | 1,653 | 92 | 60 | 152 |
Details of Drugs (Informal).
| Nature of drug. | Examined. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium acid phosphate | 1 | 1 |
| Camphor, powdered | 1 | - |
| Epsom salts | 3 | - |
| Ext. Casc. sagr. liq. | 3 | - |
| Friar's balsam | 3 | - |
| Jalap, powdered | 2 | - |
| Liquorice juice | 3 | - |
| Magnesia, fluid | 1 | - |
| Magnesia and rhubarb | 1 | - |
| Milk sugar | 5 | - |
| Ointment, boric | 1 | - |
| Ointment, zinc | 3 | - |
| Oxymel of squills | 2 | - |
| Pills, iron | 1 | - |
| Pills, mercury | 3 | - |
| Powder, Gregory's | 5 | - |
| Powder, liquorice comp. | 6 | - |
| Rhubarb, powdered | 12 | - |
| Total | 56 | 1 |