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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 121
Thus, the amount of adulteration reported in the case of the
Drugs submitted was for formal samples, 100 per cent.; for informal
samples, 4.8 per cent.; and for all samples, 9.3 per cent.
Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | In- formal. | Total. | |
Almonds, ground | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Arrowroot | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Baking Powder | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Barley, Pearl | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Cayenne Pepper | ... | 3 | ? | ... | 0 | 0 |
Cinnamon | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Coffee Mixture | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Custard Powder | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Dripping | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Egg Substitute | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Ginger, ground | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Lemonade Powder | 1 | . • • | 1 | ... | ... | |
Mace, ground | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Mustard Condiment | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Oatmeal | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Olive oil | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Pea Flour | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Peas, tinned | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Rice | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Sago | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Sausages | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | 4 | 4 |
Self-raising Flour | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 |
Tapioca | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Vinegar | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Vinegar, Malt | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Total | 10 | 129 | 139 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
From these results it will be seen, therefore, that the total
adulteration in the case of "Other Articles" amounted to 14.3
per cent. for all samples; to 60 per cent. for formal samples;
and to 10.8 per cent. for informal samples.