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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 1920
[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.