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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
Bermondsey 1946
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1946
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3. Chemical Analysis.
| Water | Protein (NX 6.25) | Fat | Acidity as Lactic Acid | Sugar | Starch | Ash | ? Dextrin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.94 | 3.17 | 1.56 | 0.15 | 16.93 | 4.59 | 0.66 | – |
| 73.56 | 5.30 | 2.60 | 0.18 | 14.40 | – | 1.28 | 2.68 |
| 74.94 | 1.56 | 5.20 | 0.05 | 13.10 | – | 0.26 | 4.89 |
| 78.78 | 2.45 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 11.18 | 6.47 | 0.38 | – |
| 75.38 | 1.96 | 2.74 | 0.07 | 13.69 | – | 0.22 | 5.94 |
| 75.48 | 2.68 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 17.14 | 1.49 | 0.58 | – |
| 79.48 | 3.60 | 1.64 | 0.20 | 10.21 | 3.93 | 0.88 | – |
| 74.34 | 3.56 | 2.92 | 0.15 | 14.38 | 3.93 | 0.72 | – |
| – | 1.80 | 10.92 | – | 16.23 | – | – | – |
| 79.12 | 2.96 | 2.02 | 0.16 | 11.98 | 3.08 | 0.68 | – |
| 76.28 | 2.31 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 8.00 | 12.58 | 0.54 | – |
Figures given are percentages.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933 AND
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
Fifty-four premises were entered on the Council's list for the
year under report.
As a result of samples being purchased, it was found that four
contraventions of the Act occurred, poisons being sold wrongly by
unlisted vendors. Warnings were given in all cases.