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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
Bethnal Green 1923
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
| Name of Article and Identification Number of Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings | (a) Action taken other than legal proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (b) Previous Convictions (if any). | |||
| (c) Other Remarks. | |||
| Milk 155 | Pound to be 6 per cent, deficient in fat. | Dismissed. Defendant proved milk sold as given by cow. | - |
| Compounded Medicine. 180 | Contained 29.75 grains per oz bicarbonate of soda instead of 30 as prescribed. | - | - |
| Do. 181 | Contained 2.2 grains quinine sulphate per oz instead of 2 as prescribed. | - | - |
| Do. 182 | Contained 29.87 grains bicarbonate of soda per oz instead of 30 as prescribed. | - | - |
| Do. 183 | Contained 29.4 grains potassic bromide per oz instead of 30 as prescribed. | - | - |
| Do. 184 | Contained 27.56 grains bicarbonate of soda per oz instead of 30 as prescribed. | - | (a) Cautioned. |
| Do. 185 | Contained 19.8 grains sodic salicylate per oz instead of 20 as prescribed. | - | - |
| Do. 186 | Contained 29.87 grains bicarbonate of soda per oz instead of 30 i as prescribed. | - | - |