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
Greenwich 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Sample Article No. | Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity | Action taken |
|---|---|---|
| T. 179 Tincture of Iodine, B.P. | Failed to comply with the standard of the British Pharmacopoeia—the proportion of Iodine in the sample being 66% excessive and the proportion of Potassium Iodide, 74% excessive. | Letter to manufacturer who replied that stock had been held a long time with evaporation of alcohol causing increased strength. No |
| T. 325 Ground Almonds | Contained free fatty acids, calculated on the almond oil, 12.8 per cent., and was rancid and unfit for human consumption. | Remaining stock destroyed. |
| T. 374 Marzipan | The surface of the block of marzipan was contaminated by growths of fungus and had become sticky owing to decomposition. | Stock withdrawn from sale. |