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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1867 
SCALE OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL STORES 
# 
Issued and caused to be published by the Board of Trade in pursuance of the 
Merchant Shipping Act , 1867- 
Preparations from 
British 
Proportion for Ships c irrying 
Pharmacopoeia, 
1867. 
the undermentioned No. of 
Names of Medicines, 
Men and Boys (for 1 
2 months). 
This column is added for the 
Medicaments, etc. 
use of Druggists supplying 
10 and 
11 to 20 
2l and 
the Medicines indicated. 
under. 
inclusive. 
upwards. 
Alum. 
1 OZ. 
2 OZ. 
3 oz. 
Copaiba . . . 
Balsam of copaiba . . 
4 oz. 
8 oz. 
12 oz. 
Bicarbonate of soda . . 
8 oz. 
12 oz. 
10 oz. 
*Mist. Sennae Co. 
• • • 
Black draught .... 
1 pint. 
2 pints. 
3 pints. 
Lotio Hydrarg. Nigra . 
Black wash. 
1 pint. 
2 pints. 
2 pints. 
fCarbolic acid .... 
i gal. 
1 gal. 
2 gals. 
Castor oil. 
1 lb. 
2 lbs. 
3 lbs. 
Potass® Tartras Acida 
Cream of tartar . . 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
‘ 8 oz. 
^Condy’s Fluid .... 
4 pint. 
1 pint. 
1 pint. 
Epsom salts .... 
3 lbs. 
6 lbs. 
12 lbs. 
Ess. Menth. Pip. 
• • • 
Essence of peppermint . 
— 
1 ( z. 
2 oz. 
Tr. Zingib. Fortior . . . 
„ ginger . . 
— 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
Liq. Pluinbi Subacet. dil. 
Goulard’s extract . . 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
Iodide of potassium . . 
— 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
Tr. Opii . . . 
Laudanum. 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
8 oz. 
Linseed meal .... 
— 
14 lbs. 
28 lbs. 
Argenti Nitras . 
• • • 
Lunar caustic .... 
i oz. 
4 oz - 
1 oz. 
Nitrate of potash . 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
8 oz. 
Ung. Resin® . . 
• * • 
Ointment, Basil icon . 
3 oz. 
6 oz. 
10 oz. 
„ Hydrargyri 
• • • 
„ Mercurial . . 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
„ Simplex 
• . 
„ Simple . . . 
6 oz. . 
12 oz. 
16 oz. 
Olive oil. 
— 
8 oz. 
12 oz. 
Li a. Opii . . . 
Opodeldoc. 
3 oz. 
6 oz. 
10 oz. 
Tr. Camph. Co. . 
• 
Paregoric. 
4 oz. 
6 oz. 
8 oz. 
Pil. Hydrarg. 
. 5 gr 
Pills, Blue . 
1 doz. 
2 doz. 
3 doz. 
„ Ipecac, c. Scilla 5 gr. 
„ Cough .... 
2 doz. 
4 doz. 
6 doz. 
„ Sapon. Co. . 
. 5 gr. 
„ Opium .... 
1 doz. 
2 doz. 
3 doz. 
„ Culoc. c. Hyosc. 5 gr 
„ Purging .... 
3 doz. 
6 doz. 
8 doz. 
„ Rhei Co. 
. 5 gr. 
,, ,, Mild 
3 doz. 
6 doz. 
8 doz. 
Pulv. Rhei Co. . 
• • 
Powder, comp. Rhubarb 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
8 oz. 
„ Catechu Co. 
equal 
parts 
„ Cret. Arom. •< 
„ c. Opio . 
► 
§ „ diarrhoea. . . 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
„ Ipecac. Co. 
• • • 
„ Dover’s . . . 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
„ Ipecacuanha 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
§Quinine. 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
Sp. iEtheris Nitrosi . . 
Spirits of nitric aether . 
— 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
Sulphate of zinc . . . 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
Sulphur (sublimed) . 
4 oz. 
6 oz. 
8 oz. 
Tr. Hyoscyami . 
• • 
Tincture of henbane . 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
3 oz. 
.. Rhei . . . 
„ rhubarb . 
4 oz. 
10 oz. 
12 oz. 
Lin. Terebinthinse 
• • • 
Turpentine liniment . 
2 oz. 
4 oz. 
6 oz. 
* Omit extract of liquorice, and substitute aromatic spirit of ammonia, 1 oz. to 1 pint of 
the mixture. 
t As an antiseptic and deodorizing agent for common use. 
1 For purifying drinking-water when necessary. 
§ Double the quantity above indicated to be taken to all tropical ports. 
