Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XV. SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.
Sample | Formal | Informal | Total No. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Genuine | Adult. | No. | Genuine | Adult. | ||
1. Drugs, etc. | |||||||
Ammonia and Quinine Tablets | – | – | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Aniseed Cough Candy | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Aspirin Tablets | – | — | — | 3 | 3 | – | 3 |
Back and Kidney Pills | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Balsam of Aniseed | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Boracic Acid | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Cascara Tablets | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Chocolate Laxative | – | — | — | 1 | – | ||
Citric Acid | – | — | — | 2 | 1 | – | 1 |
Compound Rhubarb Pills | – | – | _ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Cream of Tartar | – | — | — | – | |||
Friars Balsam Lozenges | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Glycerine | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Honey, Glycerine and Lemon Cough Linctus | – | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Herbal Tablets | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | i |
Hydrogen Peroxide | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Iodine, Tincture of | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Iodised Throat Tablets | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
Liquorice | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Liquorice and Menthol Pellets | – | – | _ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Liver Salts | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | i |
Medicated Mints | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Oil, Camphorated | – | — | — | 6 | 6 | – | 1 |
„ Castor | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
„ Eucalyptus | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
„ Olive | – | — | — | 3 | 3 | – | 3 |
Ointment, Boracic | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
„ Sulphur | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
Zinc | – | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
,, Zinc and Castor Oil | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 |
Petroleum Jelly Vaseline | _ | - | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |
Phenacetin Tablets | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Saccharin Tablets | –_ | _ | –_ | 3 | 3 | – | 3 |
Sal Volatile | _ | — | –_ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Soda, Bicarbonate | _ | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Sulphur Tablets | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Surgical Spirit | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Tartaric Acid | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Wind and Indigestion Pills | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | _. | 1 |
2. Beer, Spirits and Wines | |||||||
Beer | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
Brandy | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
British Wine | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
Rum | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
Tarragona Wine | – | — | — | 1 | – | – | I |
Vermouth | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Whisky | – | — | — | 3 | 3 | – | 1 |
3. Cordials, etc. Blackcurrant Flavour | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Lime Juice | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | |
Peppermint Cordial | _ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Pineapple Flavour | – | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Raspberry Flavour | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
1 | 1 | – | 79 | 78 | 1 | 80 |