[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    come to a conclusioi].'' I submit that such ])articulars must include a standard in all such cases as those where the magistrates cannot he expected to know what is the ordinary or normal strengtli, otherwise how can the analyst’s certificate be said to contain material upon which they can come to a conclusion.” DEUGS. Exclusive of Lithia and Potash Waters 41 samples of drugs have been taken, 0 being unofficial samples of 'I’incture of Iodine, tlie remaining 82 official samples comprising Boric Acid Ointment 9, Sulphur Ointment 4, Compound Powder of Jalap 1, Citrate of Caffeine 4, Quinine Wine 8, and Citrate of Lithia Tablets (b Of these only one sample was adulterated or seriously deficient in strength this being Citrate of Caffeine No. 84, which contained only 41-8 per cent. Caffeine instead of 50 per cent. One sainjile of Quinine Wine (No. 127) was slightly deficient in (^)uinine Hydrochloride. Tincture of Iodine.—Nine “test” samples gave very variable results, one sample. No. 95, was 9 per cent, deficient in both Iodine and Potassium Iodide, No. 97 contained 80 per cent, of Iodine in excess and No. 99 contained double the right ]n’0|)ortion of both Iodine and Iodide of Potassium. The three “doubtful” sam[)les each contained slight excess of both Iodine and Potassium Iodide, i.e., from 5 to 10 per cent; it is obvious that this was not with any fraudulent intent but probably a little excess had been purposely used in order “ to be on the safe side,” Iodine being somewhat slow in dissolving and its tincture being a very favourite drug for Inspectors to samiJe. SELE-PAISING FLOUP. At the time when I was writing my x\nnual Peport for 1907 I had in hand an unfinished investigation on the use of “ sulphate ” powders in Hour, the results of which were sent to the Sanitary Committee as a special report.