[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough.

  • Portsmouth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PARRISH’S CHEMICAL FOOD. This substance, known in pharmacy as Compound Syrup of Ferrous Phosphate, is a substance which undergoes deteriora¬ tion if kept for any length of time. Two samples showed a marked deposit at the bottom of the bottle, and were found to be deficient in Ferrous Phosphate. In this case the attention of the Pharmacist was called to the matter and no further action was taken. POLICE AND CORONER. In six cases the Department has been able to assist the Criminal Investigation Department of the City Police, involving the examination of twenty-two separate exhibits. It was possible in one case to identify paint adhering to a jemmy found in the possession of the accused with paint taken from a door which had been forced open on the premises which had been entered. Identification of blood-stains on the jemmy, and other articles taken from the entered premises, coupled with the fact that the accused had recently cut himself, was additional evidence of connecting the accused with the scene of the crime. In another case one-tenth of a grain of Strychnine was found in a chocolate, which was one of a box of six chocolates sent anonymously through the post. Three cases of death have been investigated for the City Coroner, in one of which over 1,000 grains of Aspirin was found in the stomach of the deceased. miscellaneous. Fifty-three samples have been analysed under this heading, which includes samples submitted by the City Engineer, the Medical Officer of Health, and various other departments of the Corporation. Under this heading are also included samples submitted by Ratepayers in a private capacity, and for the analysis of which a fee is paid. The fees from this source have amounted to £23 7s. 6d., and this sum has been paid to the City Treasurer.