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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