London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Battersea 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: DRUGS.

DRUGS.

Nature of SampleExaminedAdulterated
FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
Camphorated Oil—99———
Cream of Tartar—22———
Epsom Salts—33———
Glycerine1—1——-
Oil:— Camphor and Amber_11___
Castor-66---
Ointment:— Boracic-66-11
Sulphur-1313-—-
Zinc-1111-—-
Zinc and Castor Oil-11-—-
Seidlitz Powders-1313-—-
Soda, Bicarbonate of-1919-—-
Tablets:— Aspirin-1818---
Milk of Magnesia-11---
Soda Mint-2020---
Sulphur—1111-11
Yeast—22-——
Yeast and Sulphur—44-——
Total1140141-22

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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.

Table: In the five years 1944-1948, and in 1949, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—

In the five years 1944-1948, and in 1949, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—

YearSamples takenAdulterated
No.Percentage
1944462511
194545920.4
194643000.0
194741500.0
194840200.0
Mean433.61.40.3
1949421102.4