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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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DRUGS.
| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Cough Mixture | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cream of Tartar | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Epsom Salts | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Glaubers Salts | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Glycerine | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| lodine, Tincture of | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Camphorated | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Castor | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Ointment:— | ||||||
| Boracic | – | 16 | 16 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Sulphur | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Zinc | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Scidlitz Powders | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Syrup of Figs | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Tablets : — | – | – | – | |||
| Aspirin | – | 28 | 28 | – | – | – |
| Bismuth-Mint | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Soda-Mint | – | 23 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Sulphur | – | 15 | 15 | – | – | – |
| Yeast, Sulphur | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1 | 176 | 177 | – | 2 | 2 |
Milk.
The 462 samples of milk, all of which were formal samples,
were reported as genuine.
In the five years 1945-1949, and in 1950, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under: —
| Year | Samples taken | Adulterated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage | ||
| 1945 | 459 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 1946 | 430 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | 415 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1948 | 402 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1949 | 421 | 10 | 2.4 |
| Mean | 423.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 462 | 0 | 0.0 |