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 Woolwich]
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Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. |
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56 | Milk | Formal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
74 | Sago | Informal | Contained tapioca, 15 per cent. | — |
93 | Zinc Ointment | Formal | Zinc oxide 14 per cent. deficient. | Vendor cautioned. |
148 | Milk, dried, Full Cream | Informal | Weight deficient 6 per cent. | — |
204 | Minced Beef | Formal | Contained sulphur dioxide, 85 parts per million. | Vendor cautioned. |
208 | Sweets, Clear Mints | Informal | Contained sulphur dioxide, 130 parts per million. | — |
228 | Milk | Formal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
247 | Milk | Formal | Contained 1 per cent, of added water. | — |
250 | Milk | Informal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
251 | Milk | Informal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
252 | Milk | Informal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
257 | Milk | Formal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
258 | Calomel Ointment | Informal | Calomel, 15 per cent. deficient. | — |
259 | Calomel Ointment | Informal | Calomel, 61 percent. deficient. | — |
260 | Calomel Ointment | Informal | Calomel, 16 per cent. deficient. | — |
282 | Milk | Informal | Contained 2 per cent. of added water. | — |
284 | Milk | Informal | Contained 1 percent. of added water. | — |
297 | Black Currant Jam | Informal | Not more than 27 per cent, fruit instead of 30 per cent. | — |
303 | Milk | Formal | 20 per cent, of the fat abstracted . | Case dismissed on payment of £2 2s. costs. |
307 | Milk | Formal | Contained 6 per cent. of added water. | Summons withdrawn. |
315 | Calomel Ointment | Formal | Calomel, 40 per cent. deficient . | Vendor cautioned. |
316 | Calomel Ointment | Formal | Calomel, 15 per cent. deficient. | do. |