Volume 2

Report from the Select Committee on Patent Medicines : together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, and appendices.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Patent Medicines.
Date:
1914
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    Report, 1912—continued. Ringworm.—no One ointment specific for, Whitfield 4552-6. a Sodium Ethylate—History, Umney 7478-84——Imitated in Pharmacopeia, Umney Robert, Madame Lucy—no Knowledge of existence or non-existence, Ely 12904-13. Robin, M.—Reference, Umney 7478-84. Robinson's Coca Wine.—Percentage of alcohcl, Sturge 3650-1. Rodent ulcer—Useless remedies advertised for, and danger, Morris 4353-4. Rosemary, Oil of—Ingredient of drug for aural disease and worthlessness, Yearsley 4084 4145-6. Ross, Ronald.—Reference, Woodward 9571. “ Roulet ” Preparations.—Assistants’ commissions on sales, Waring 8536-42, 8565, 8629-30 Boots’ name on, as.vendors and question as to why name not on as manufacturers, Waring 8498-506, 8516-8, 8527, 8557, 8570, 8626, 8948-52, 8956-8——_for Both early and late treatment of disease, Waring 8892-900——Directions printed in English, French, and German and reason, Waring 8530-5, 8544-5, 8951 Ingredients not made public, Waring 8880-91—— Manufactured by Boots’ at Nottingham, Waring 8568-70——Men coming for would neglect going to doctor as long as possible, Waring 8654——Nothing to do with syphilis, gonorrhea entirely, Waring 8528-9 Offered. to foreign customers coming into shops at seaports, Waring 8530-5, 8563-7——Origin in purchase of formula, and sinceimproved, Waring 8901- 4.——People do not always come to shop for themselves, and person buying usually says it is for someone else, Waring 8655-7—Perfectly legitimate business carried on by all respectable firms in country, Waring 8527, 8578-9, 8956-8——-Postal box, explanation, Waring 8507-16, 8519-27, 8549-62 not Prepared on doctor's prescription, Waring 8571——Question as to possibility of obtaining, from high-class chemists, Waring 8507-10, 8549——Sold for women if requested, Waring 8905-6——Trade mark, Waring 8546-8, 8948-52, 8956-8--—Trade principally at sea-ports, Waring 8530-5, 8652-3. Rouvier, Mademoiselle Marcelle—no Knowledge of existence or non-existence, Hly 12904-13. Royal College of Physicians.—Letter sent to Home Office re particulars to be printed on bottle labels, Attken 417. “Royal” Magazine.—Advertisement of Messrs. Dearborn’s goods, and question, Ely 18318-25, 13373. Royal Society of Medicine—Dermatological Section, President, see Morris, Sir Malcolm, 4341-4476. RupDERHAM, WILLIAM, General Manager of Coleman and Company, Ltd. Evidence referred to and impression conveyed by, misleading, Coz, p. 643——Letter received from, repudiating entirely statement made by Dr. Cox, that advertisement of Wincarnis was refused by “ British Medical Journal,” p. 675. DicEest oF EVIDENCE, 10360-10623. Advertisements.—No cases known of firm stopping and relying on recommendations, 10611-3. Coleman and Company, Ltd—History, 10362——-A limited company, 10510——Capital and debentures, 10511-13. Invalid Port—Question re character, 10616-20. Medicated Wines—No justification for suggestion that alcoholic strength should be stated on bottle, 10406——Legislative reform would do no good whatever from temperance point of view, 10519-21. Wincarnis—Name specially invented and adopted and registered by Company, for a of business, 10362——Sale restricted to holders of wine fone and question re holding by chemists, 10368, 10422-38, 10440, 10446-54, 10499-501 Whole of ingredients stated on bottle, 10364-5, 10368, 10378, 10408-11——Trade secret is in satisfactory mixture and compulsory disclosure would be most injurious, 10369-77, 10517-8, 10578-85——Beneficial effects, 10379 ——Medical testimonials in response generally to letter sent and to samples, 10381-5, 10892, 10399, 10489-96, 10538-44, 10607-10——Agitation against, not on merits, but created and fostered by people objecting to alcohol in any shape or form, 10386, 10407, 10713——Adver- tisements not calculated to encourage excessive use of alcoholic liquor, and no cases known of alcoholic habits having been induced, 10387, 10390, 10407, 10483, 10554-70, 10593 Sold in ordinary way of trade, 10388——Described as a wine and dosage, 10389, 10406, 10407, 10413, 10429-40, 10559-69——Correspondence with Dr. Simpson, of Plymouth, and inspection of medical testimonials referred to, 10392 Factory situated in Norwich, 10392, 10398 Practically whole of papers prior to 1903 destroyed in flood at N orwich, 10392 Annual expenditure on advertising, 10393, 10571-4——Prices, 10393 A still wine, not effervescing, 10395——Profits yielded, 10396———Raw material expensive, 10396-7 Application from secretary of temperance society for names of doctors having given testimonials refused; and con- sequence, 10399—Fair analysis in “British Medical Journal” in main, and no complaint made, 10399-405, 10484-88 Not mentioned in “Secret Remedies,” 10400, 10413. No justification for suggestion that alcoholic strength should be stated on bottle, 10406, 10614, 10623——Compulsory disclosure of formula would result in inferior substitutes, 10407-9, 10514-8——Imitations on market, 10407, 10604-5-——Percentage of alcohol, 10407, 10559-6383 0.68. L 2 ——Unpleasant