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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table B. Details of Drugs in foregoing Main Statement.
No. of samples examined. | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard. | |||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Acid, Citric | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Acid, Tartaric | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Camphorated Oil | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cream of Tartar | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Friar's Balsam | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mercury Preparations (Grey Powder) | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Oil, Almond | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oil, Eucalyptus | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pills, Iron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Powder, Gregory's | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Powder, Seidlitz | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prescriptions | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Rhubarb, powdered | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syrup of Squills | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tincture of Iodine | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tincture of Quinine Ammoniated | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 75 | 83 | 5 | 6 | 11 |