London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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120 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
G eneral S tatement.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Milk and Cream | 944 | 143 | 1087 | 55 | 52 | 107 |
| Butter | 1 | 408 | 409 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese | 14 | 14 | ... | 0 | 0 | |
| Margarine | 6 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lard | ... | 45 | 45 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Bread | 17 | ... | 17 | 0 | ... | 0 |
| Flour | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Tea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee | ... | 39 | 39 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Cocoa | ... | 39 | 39 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Mustard | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Confectionery and Jam | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Beer | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 4 | 82 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Other Articles | 10 | 129 | 139 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Total | 982 | 972 | 1954 | 67 | 74 | 141 |
Drugs.
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal | Total. | |
| Acid, Boric | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Acid, Citric | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Acid, Tartaric | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cream of Tartar | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Friars Balsam | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Oil, Eucalyptus | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Ointment, Boric | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Ointment, Mercury | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Ointment, Zinc | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Ointment, White ppt. | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Prescriptions | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Soda Carbonate | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Rochelle Salts | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Tinc. Iodine | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tine. Quin. Ammon. | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar of Milk | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 0 | 0 |
| Syrup of Squills | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 82 | 86 | ... | 4 | 8 |