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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
Stepney 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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A circular letter was sent to all pharmacists in the Borough, cautioning
them as to the liability of borax to contain Arsenic and advising them to take
suitable precautions to see that their supplies were pure, as proceedings would
be taken on subsequent occasions.
The two informal adulterated samples of Seidlitz powder, each consisted
of a single powder. Fcr the formal samples it was necessary to purchase a
box of twelve pow ders. It is possible that the boxes were not of the same
brands as the single powders, as the four powders submitted for each formal
sample were all carefully prepared.
| 1. Milk and Cream not sold as preserved cream:— | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) No. of Samples examined for preservative. | (b) No. in which preservative was reported to be present. | |||
| Milk | 824 | 2 | ||
| Cream | 17 | 13 | ||
| For particulars of the adulterated samples see the body of this report. | ||||
| 2. Cream sold as preserved cream. | ||||
| (a) (1) Correct statements made | 5 | |||
| (2) Statements incorrect | 1 | |||
| Total | 6 | |||
| (b) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream:— | ||||
| (1) Above 35 per cent. | 6 | |||
| (2) Below 35 per cent. | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | |||
The Rag Flock Act.
The Rag Flock Act, 1911, requires that the cleanliness of the samples shall
be such that the soluble chlorine shall not exceed 30 parts per 100,000 of the
flock.
The single sample examined was satisfactory.
Other Samples.
Public Health Department— The 17 samples included:— Milk, 3; Butter, 2;
Condensed Milk, 2; Disinfectant Powder, 2; Urine, 2; Water, 2; Margarine,
1; Dried Milk, 1 ; Stains on Linen, 1 ; Bread, 1.