[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BUTTER. Twenty-eight formal samples and three infor- mal samples of butter were purchased; none was adiiterated. DRUGS AND PRESCRIPTIONS. Thirty-four samples of Drugs, including Cream of Tartar and Tartaric Acid, were sent for analysis. The Public Analyst reported adversely upon the following informal samples:— Article. Cream of Tartar .. Tartaric Acid Olive Oil Seidleitz Powder .. Gregory s Po der .. No. Genuine. Poor or Adulter- Doubtful. ated. 9 8—1 9 9 — • — 6 6 — — 5 2 12 5 4 1 — 31 29 2 3 PIlhSERVATiVE AND COLOURING MATTER. The following Table shows the number of articles which were reported by the Analyst to con- tain some preservative or colouring matter;— No. Containing Preservative. No. of samples f^lFFiciAL Samples. •j. Article. c d Preser- vative. Colouring matter. Remarks. 4 CheddarChee.se .. 1 — 0'08 percent.BoricAciy 12 Jam 1 5 1 4 grains per lb. Salicylic Acid 27 Sponge Fingers .. 6 — 0‘08 per cent. to0'31 percent.Boric Acid 28 Butter 22 — 0‘05 percent. toO'37 jier ceut.Boric Acid 6 Cream 1 — 0'07 percent. Boric Acid 1 Preserved Cream.. 1 — 0 12 per cent. Boric Acid 2 Pork Sausages •) — 0'26 percent. Boric .Acid 15 L-iau.sages 7 — O’17 percent. toO’28 per cent. Boric Acid 2 Luncheon Sausages 1 — merest trace Boric Acid 1 Margarine 1 — 0’31 percent.Boric Acid 2 Lemon Squash 2 — 2’8 grains per lb. S.0.2 1 Concentrated Lemon 1 1 2’8 grains per lb. Salicylic Acid 2 Lime Juice Cordial 2 — 1’5 grains per lb. S.0.2 1 Lime Juice 1 — 2’4 grains per lb. S.0.2 1 Lemon Juice 1 — 2’82 grains per lb. S.0.2 1 liemon J nice Syrup 1 1 1’4 4 grains per lb. S.0.2 106 51 7