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5 samples of raisins, 4 samples of mixed peel and 1 sample of mixed
dried fruit were free from preservative.
1 sample of mixed dried fruit, B 132 (Informal), was unsatisfactory, the
apple portion being infested with insects.
Of 139 drugs examined, 24, or 17.3 per cent., failed to comply with the Drugs.
requirements of the British Pharmacopoeia or the Codex and were returned
as adulterated.
Calomel Ointment.
C 401 (Informal). 50.0 per cent. deficient in mercurous chloride.
The base consisted of benzoated lard.
C 411 (Same vendor as C 401). 40.5 per cent. deficient in mercurous
chloride. The base consisted of benzoated lard. Vendor
cautioned.
B 515 (Informal) and B 551 (Same vendor as B 515). Benzoated
lard substituted for simple ointment. Vendor cautioned.
Grey Powder.
B 595 (Informal). 54.2 per cent. deficient in mercury.
C 683 (Same vendor as B 595). 58.4 per cent. deficient in mercury.
Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Vendor paid
£1 1s. 0d. costs.
B 596 (Informal). 38.1 per cent. deficient in mercury.
C 682 (Same vendor as B 596). 29.0 per cent. deficient in mercury.
Vendor cautioned.
B 666. 29.0 per cent. deficient in mercury and contained 23.5
per cent. of lactose. Vendor cautioned.
C 684 (Informal). 11.3 per cent. deficient in mercury. A further
formal sample was of poor quality.
Grey Powder should contain 31 to 35 per cent. of mercury, the remainder
of the powder consisting of chalk.
The informal samples of grey powder were supplied in packets, each of
which contained one dose. It was found that although the powder was
considerably below the required strength, sufficient was supplied to ensure
that the required dose of mercury was taken, together with an extra amount
of chalk. A dose of grey powder is a very small quantity, and it is supposed
that the weak powder is more easily handled and less liable to be lost. In
one case milk sugar was added in order to make the powder more palatable