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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 1951
[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 | |
| Cream of Tartar ... | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Epsom Salts | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Glycerine | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Lozenges, Cough | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| „ Sulphur ... | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Camphorated ... | – | 15 | 15 | – | – | – |
| „ Castor ... | – | 16 | 16 | – | – | – |
| „ Eucalyptus | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ointment:— | ||||||
| Sulphur | – | 18 | 18 | – | – | – |
| Zinc | – | 17 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Zinc and Caster Oil | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Paraffin, Liquid | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Quinine, Ammoniated Tincture of | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Salts, Liver ... | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Seidlitz Powders | – | 13 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | – | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Syrup of Figs | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Tablets:— | 24 | |||||
| Aspirin | – | 24 | 24 | – | — | – |
| Cascara | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Soda Mint | – | 23 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Sulphur | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Tincture of Iodine | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Totals | – | 179 | 179 | – | – | – |
Milk.
428 samples of milk were taken during the year, all of which
Were formal samples.
Of the 428 samples, 45 were designated as " Channel Islands"
or "South Devon" milk, for which a higher minimum percentage
(viz. 4 per cent.) of milk fat content is provided for under arrangements
made between the producers and the Ministry of Food.
The average composition of these 45 samples of milk reported
as genuine proved to be as under: —
Total milk solids ... ... 13.48 per cent.
Milk fat ... ... ... ... 4.37 „
Non-fatty solids 9.11 „