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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96 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
OTHER ARTICLES.—
Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Peel, mixed | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | ||
Pepper | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
Preservatives | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Rice | - | 36 | 36 | - | - | - |
Sago | - | 3 | 3 | -- | - | - |
Sausages | 8 | 27 | 35 | - | - | - |
Sausages, preserved | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
Seasoning | 1 | 1 | 2 | -, | - | |
Semolina | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
Tapioca | - | 18 | 18 | - | - | |
Wine Essence | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
Wine, Non-alcoholic | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
Total | 22 | 333 | 355 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Below will be found the nature of the report issued in the case of Informal samples returned as adulterated :—
No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. |
---|---|---|
28 | Dye | Contains Arsenic. |
29 | Ditto | Ditto |
42 | Preservative (Tripe Bleacher) | Contains a Boron Compound. |
46 | Sheet Gelatine | Contains Excess Sulphur dioxide. |
47 | Powdered Gelatine | Ditto |
48 | Preservative | Contains Boric Acid. |
49 | Apples | Arsenic on Surface. |
51 | Cream | Contains Boric Acid. |
52 | Ditto | Ditto |
53 | Ditto | Ditto |
55 | Ditto | Ditto |
104 | Preservative | Contains a Boron Compound. |
105 | Ditto | Ditto |
258 | Sugar | Contains Ground Rice. |
319 | Milk | Deficient in Fat. |
320 | Ditto | Ditto |
321 | Ditto | Ditto |
322 | Ditto | Ditto |
351 | Mercury Ointment | Deficient in Mercury. |
353 | Ditto | Ditto |
532 | Cream | Contains Boric Acid. |
533 | Ditto | Ditto |
534 | Ditto | Ditto |
577 | Ditto | Ditto |
578 | Ditto | Ditto |
579 | Ditto | Ditto |