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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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118 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
DRUGS.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Acid, Boric | - | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acid, Citric | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Acid, Tartaric | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Borax | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cinnamon and Ammoniated Quinine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Essence of Cinnamon and Quinine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Friars' Balsam | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Glauber's Salt | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Glycerin | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Castor | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Eucalyptus | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Boric | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Sulphur | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Zinc | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Powder, Compound Liquorice | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powder, Seidlitz | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Sodium, Bicarbonate of | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Tablets, Aspirin | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Tablets, Sulphur | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Quinine (Ammoniated) | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 101 | 102 | 1 | 2 | 3 |