Annual report of the Commissioner of Public Health to 30th June, 1929 / Queensland.

  • Queensland. Department of Public Health
Date:
[1929]
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Credit: Annual report of the Commissioner of Public Health to 30th June, 1929 / Queensland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    29/30 (page 29)
    Three samples of chewing gum contained drugs in the form of acetylsalicylic acid and phenolphthalein. This method of administering drugs is undoubtedly dangerous. A sample of soap, sold at a fabulous price, and described as flesh reducing, was found to be ordinary toilet soap adulterated with talc. A liquid preparation for reducing adipose tissue consisted of alcohol, soap, and camphor. The selling price of this simple mixture worked out at nearly £5 per pint. In connection with cases of lead poisoning, mainly among children, 197 samples of urine were examined, and of these 31 were found to contain lead, generally less than l/5th milligram per 24-liour specimen. The miscellaneous samples were made up as follows Sample. Aluminium plates .. Bottle capsules Cleaners Cocoa beans Custard powder Dust Hair Hydrometers Insecticides Paint and paint thinners Poisons Water softeners Number. 7 5 9 5 3 4 7 7 7 15 3 3 and also almonds, ammonia, body fluid, boiler deposit, cake, ease hardener, cigarettes, fish, grass, lead, methy¬ lated spirits, oleo-resin, preservatives, rubber plaster, sputum, peanut paste, tea, tin pipe, veneeroline, snuffit, thermometers, wool, and vinegar. Yours faithfully, J. B. HENDERSON, Government Analyst. Price, Is.] By Authority: Anthony James Cumming, Government Printer, Brisbane^