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
Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| DRUGS | No. of samples examined. | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Acid, Citric | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acid, Tartaric | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camphorated Oil | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cream of Tarter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friar's Balsam | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glycerine | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lime Water | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesia, Effervescing Citrate of | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil, Almond | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| oil, Eucalyptus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powder, Gregory's | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powder, Liquorice, Compound | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powder, Rhubarb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinine Sulphate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saffron | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spirit of Ammonia, Aromatic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulphur, Milk of | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tincture of Iodine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tincture of Quinine, Ammoniated | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wine, Ipecacuanha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 37 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |