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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

Lambeth 1937

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

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found not to contain a scheduled poison, and was therefore exempt
from control. The second sample, of carbolic oil, proved to be a
poison, and the attention of the seller was drawn to the fact that
it had been sold in a manner contrary to the Poisons Rules.

Table: Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of FoodParticulars of the 2,000 samples of Food and Drugs procured for analysis by the Public Analyst will be found in the following table.

Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of FoodParticulars of the 2,000 samples of Food and Drugs procured for analysis by the Public Analyst will be found in the following table.

SamplesFormalInformal
f Number Analysedi Number AdulteratedNumber AnalysedNumber Adulterated
Aerated Waters——3—
Almonds, Ground——3—_
Apples——3—
Arrowroot——6—_
Baking Powder——3—_
Barley, Pearl——6—_
Bread——21—_
Butter54—_212—_
Cakes, Sponge——21—_
Candied Peel—_—_3—_
Cheese—_—_8—_
Cheese, Wrapped——1—
Cocoa——24—_
Coffee——_23—_
Coffee and Chicory——1——
Coffee and Chicory Extract——9—
Confectionery——24—
Cooking Fat——2—
Cornflour—_—_9—_
Cream—_—_8—_
Cream, Tinned——_9—
Custard Powder——_12—
Dripping——_231
Drugs :—
Acid, Boric——_31
Acid, Citric—_—_3—
Aspirin——_6—_
Borax——_3—_
Camphorated Oil——_9—_
Castor Oil——_6
Cod Liver Oil——_9—_
Cream of Tartar——_9—_
Emulsion, Cod Liver Oil——3—

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