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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
Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report—Public Analyst.
| These included:— | |
| Bread | 9 samples. |
| Flour | 9 ,, |
| Yeast | 2 ,, |
| 20 samples. |
As in 1903 all the articles under this head were genuine.
| The Drugs included the following:— | |
| Lime Water | 4 samples. |
| Cream of Tartar | 3 ,, |
| Camphorated Oil | 3 ,, |
| Cod Liver Oil | 3 ,, |
| Epsom Salts | 1 „ |
| Lead and Opium Pills | 1 ,, |
| Compound Tincture of Rhubarb | 1 ,, |
| Carbonate of Iron Pills | 1 ,, |
| Olive Oil | 1 ,, |
| Crushed Linseed | 1 ,, |
| Licorice Powder | 1 ,, |
| 20 samples. |
All the drugs examined proved to be genuine, whereas in 1903
in per cent. impurity was registered.
| Under this head were included:— | |
| Sausages | 4 samples. |
| Bacon | 4 ,, |
| 8 samples. |
Of these, one sample of sausages was found to contain a Boric
preservative equivalent to 30 grains of Boric acid per lb. The
remaining seven were genuine.