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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Analysts' Annual Report.
GENERAL STATEMENT.
Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Bread | - | 5 | - | - | - | |
Butter | — | 316 | 316 | - | 11 | 11 |
Cheese | — | 7 | 7 | - | — | — |
Cocoa | — | 7 | 7 | - | — | — |
Coffee | - | 26 | 26 | - | — | — |
Cream | — | 181 | 181 | - | — | — |
Flour, Self-raising | — | 12 | 12 | - | — | — |
Jam | — | 6 | 6 | - | — | — |
Margarine | — | 6 | 6 | - | — | — |
Milk | 955 | 6 | 961 | 23 | 4 | 27 |
Milk, Separated | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Milk Condensed (Full Cream) | - | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Milk, Condensed | ||||||
(Machine Skimmed) | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
Mustard | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Sugar | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Tea | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Vinegar | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Vinegar, Malt | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
Drugs | 2 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Other Articles | 3 | 387 | 390 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
Total | 962 | 1038 | 2000 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
DRUGS.
Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Acid, Citric | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
Acid, Tartaric | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Castor Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Friar's Balsam | — | 3 | — | — | - | |
Hydrogen peroxide | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
Glycerine | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Powder, Compound Liquorice | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Powder, Gregory | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | — |
Sal Volatile | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | — |
Soda, Bicarbonate | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | — |
Rhubarb, Powdered | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | — |
Tincture of Iodine | — | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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