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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Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Camphorated Oil | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Epsom Salts | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Glycerine | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | |
Oil:— Camphor and Amber | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Castor | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
Ointment:— Boracic | - | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 |
Sulphur | - | 13 | 13 | - | — | - |
Zinc | - | 11 | 11 | - | — | - |
Zinc and Castor Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Seidlitz Powders | - | 13 | 13 | - | — | - |
Soda, Bicarbonate of | - | 19 | 19 | - | — | - |
Tablets:— Aspirin | - | 18 | 18 | - | - | - |
Milk of Magnesia | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Soda Mint | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | - |
Sulphur | — | 11 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 |
Yeast | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | |
Yeast and Sulphur | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | — |
Total | 1 | 140 | 141 | - | 2 | 2 |
Milk.
Of the 421 samples of milk, all of which were formal samples,
ten were reported as adulterated, all, however, to a small degree.
Seven of these adulterated samples were from one consignment.
In the five years 1944-1948, and in 1949, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—
Year | Samples taken | Adulterated | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Percentage | |||||
1944 | 462 | 5 | 11 | |||
1945 | 459 | 2 | 0.4 | |||
1946 | 430 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
1947 | 415 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
1948 | 402 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
433.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||||
1949 | 421 | 10 | 2.4 |