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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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Quarter ended September, 1919.
| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 450 | Deficient in fat and solids-not-fat 12.3 and 4.58 per cent. respectively. | £5 penalty; £2 2s. costs |
| Milk | 56 | Deficient in fats and solids-not-fat 12.3 and 4.5 per cent. respectively. | £3 penalty; £2 2s. ccsts |
| Vinegar | 57 | Adulterated with at least 21 per cent. added water. | Dismissed on payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| Milk | 470 | Deficient in solids-not-fat 7.5 per cent. | Letter of caution to vendor. |
| Milk | 469 | Deficient in solids-not-fat 12.2 per cent. | Letter of caution to vendor. |
| Milk | 471 | Deficient in solids-not-fat 5.2 per cent. | Letter of caution to vendor. |
| Quarter ended December, 1919. | |||
| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
| Vinegar | 75 | Adulterated with 25 per cent. water. | £3 penalty, including costs |
| Milk | 79 | Deficient in fat and solids-not-fat 9.3 and 12.9 per cent. respectively. | 10s. penalty; £1 1s. costs. |
| Milk | 115 | Deficient in solids-not-fat 5.8 per cent. | Warranty proved; summons dismissed; no costs allowed. |
| Milk | 494 | Mild deficient in solids-not-fat 3.1 per cent. | Vendor cautioned. |
| Vinegar | 312 | Adulterated with at least 10 per cent. of water. | Reported to Public Health and Housing Committee; no action to be taken. |
Legal proceedings were also taken in a number of cases where
infringements of various Food Control Orders and Regulations had
occurred. Particulars were forwarded to the Ministry of Food and
the Local Food Control Committee as well as to the Ministry of Health.