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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
St James's 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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| No. | Articles Examined. | By whom submitted. | Result of Analysis. | Sum paid for Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Balls | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 2 | Peppermint Balls | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 3 | Peppermint Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Contained Potatoe Starch | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 4 | Rose Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Full of Potato Starch | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 5 | Cocoa Stick | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 6 | Peppermint Stick | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 7 | Brown Stick | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 8 | Sugar Rock | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 9 | Cocoa Nut Rock | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 10 | Barley Sugar | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 11 | Coltsfoot Stick | Vestry Officer | A little Starch | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 12 | American Candy | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 13 | Ginger Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Contains Tapioca | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 14 | Sugar Comfits | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 15 | Small Sweets | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 16 | Coltsfoot Drops | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 17 | Sugar Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Contains much Tapioca | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 18 | Lemon Drops | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 19 | Strawberry Drops | Vestry Officer | Contains some Tapioca | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 20 | Cocoa Nut Drops | Vestry Officer | Contains some Potato | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 21 | Motto Sweets | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 22 | Coltsfoot Rock | Vestry Officer | Some Potato Starch | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 23 | Sugared Nuts | Vestry Officer | Full of Rice and Tapioca | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 24 | Sugared Marbles | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 25 | Musk Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Full of Tapioca | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 26 | Liquorice Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 27 | Sugar Pellets | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 28 | Coltsfoot Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 29 | Peppermint Lozenges | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |
| 30 | Sugar Stick | Vestry Officer | Not adulterated | Nothing | No poisonous pigment |