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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

Woolwich 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 43.

TABLE No. 43.

Sample No.Article.Formal or Informal.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings or other action.
24Goulard'sLotion.Informal2.24 times stronger than B.P.—
77ButterInformal48.73 per cent. of foreign fat.—
98SausagesFormal263 parts per million of sulphur dioxide.Fined £5.
116Bread andButterFormalBread and margarineDismissed.£1 Is. costs.
171Strong Tincture of IodineInformal75 per cent. deficient in Iodine and 54.5 per cent. deficient in Potass Iodide.
198WhiskyFormal38.93 degress under proof.Dismissed. £2 12s. 6d. costs.
218RumFormal46.07 degrees under proof.Fined £2 or 28 days.
220GinFormal36.39 degrees under proof.Further sampletaken.
229Glycerin ofBoraxInformal100 per cent. deficient in borax.—
251Sweet Spirit of NitreInformal27.2 per cent. deficient in ethyl nitrite.—
252Sweet Spirit of Nitre.Informal50.6 per cent. deficient in ethyl nitrite.—
253Sweet Spirit of Nitie.Informal65.2 per cent. deficient in ethyl nitrite.—
254Sweet Spirit of Nitre.Informal20.4 per cent. deficient in ethyl nitrite.—

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97
ADULTERATED SAMPLES—ACTION TAKEN.
The following, Table No. 43, shows the number of
adulterated samples and the action taken in each instance
where the samples were formal.