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 Battersea Borough]
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TABLE II. Drugs.
Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Camphorated Oil | _ | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Cream of Tartar | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Ointment, Boric | _ | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Zinc | _ | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Paregoric | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Paregoric Essence (without Opium) | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
TABLE III. Other Articles.
Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Almonds, ground | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | 0 | 0 |
Arrowroot | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Custard Powder | — | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Dripping | — | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Fish Paste | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Fruits, dried | 4 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Ginger, ground | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Honey | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Jelly Crystals | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Junket Crystals | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Junket Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Lemonade Powder | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Oatmeal | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Olive Oil | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Peel, Candied (mixed) | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Pepper | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Rennet Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Rice | _ | 17 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
Sauce, Tomato | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Sausages | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Soup, Desiccated | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Sponge Cakes | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Spice, Mixed | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Tapioca | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Vegetables, tinned | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Wines, non-alcoholic | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 165 | 174 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
Milk.
Of the 760 samples of milk (all formal and including 2 samples
of separated milk) submitted during the year, 13 or 1.7 per cent.,