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.
Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Milk and Cream | ||||||
Butter | 2 | |||||
Margarine | ||||||
Lard | ... | ... | ||||
Flour | ... | ... | ||||
Coffee | ... | ... | ||||
Cocoa | ... | ... | ||||
Sugar | ... | ... | ||||
Mustard | ... | ... | ||||
Confectionery and Jam | ... | ... | ||||
Pepper | ...... | ... | ||||
Drugs | ||||||
Other Articles | ||||||
Total |
Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Acid, Citric | ... | |||||
Acid, Tartaric | ... | |||||
Borax | 1 | |||||
Camphorated Oil | ... | ... | ||||
Cream of Tartar. | ... | ... | ||||
Lime Water | ... | ... | ||||
Prescriptions | ... | ... | ||||
Phosphate, Acid | ... | |||||
Calcium | ... | ... | ||||
Rochelle Salts | ... | ... | ||||
Total |
It will, therefore, be seen that the amount of adulteration
reported in the base of the Drugs submitted was, for formal
samples, 100 per cent.; for informal samples, 11.8 per cent.;
and for all samples, 14.3 per cent.