Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Serial
No.
Article.
Whether
Formal
or Informal.
Nature of Adulteration or
Irregularity.
348
Coffee and chicory
extract.
Informal
24 per cent, deficient of caffeine.
Informal
210 p.p.m. sulphur dioxide in excess.
421
Lemon squash
435
Informal
64 per cent. by weight deficient in
edible oil.
Salad cream
360
Formal
64 per cent. by weight deficient in
edible oil.
Salad cream
442
Informal
Peroxide of
hydrogen.
Entirely deficient of active ingredient.
Informal
48 per cent, deficient of sulphur.
447
Compound powder
of liquorice.
Formal
32 per cent. deficient in peroxide.
375
Peroxide of hydrogen
(20 vols.)
467
Informal
Unfit for sale. Contained a dead larva.
Lemon-flavoured
linctus.
Labelling of Food Order not observed.
500
Informal
Toffee crisp
Compound powder
of liquorice B.P.
Formal
405
44 per cent, deficient in sulphur.
553
Informal
Blackcurrant
flavour wine.
Contains excessive benzoic acid.
606
Gin
Informal
2.1 degrees of proof spirit below legal
limit.
Gin
Formal
475
4.0 degrees of proof spirit below legal
limit.
Salad cream
Informal
623
56 per cent, deficient in oil.
Formal
Salad cream
482
56 per cent, deficient in oil.
Informal
French peel
645
Misdescribed, consists of melon.
French peel
Formal
500
Do. do.
46