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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Quarter ended June, 1922.
| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Result of Legal Proceedings, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 28a | Deficient in solids-not-fat to the extent of 4.1 per cent. | Letter of caution to vendor. |
| „ | 734 | Deficient in fat and in solids-not-fat to the extent of 21.6 and 29.8 per cent., respectively. | Public Health, etc., Committee ordered a further sample to be taken. (744) |
| „ | 744 | Deficient in fat and in solids-not-fat to the extent of 26.6 and 24.7 per cent. respectively. | £5 penalty ; £2 2s. costs. |
| Quarter ended September, 1922. | |||
| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Result of Legal Proceedings etc. |
| Milk | 755 | Deficient in fat 24.6 per cent. and solids-not-fat 7 1 per cent. | £3 penalty ; £1 1s. costs. |
| Cocoa | 047 | Contained 2 per cent, added alkali. | Letter of caution. |
| Milk | 64 | Contained 2 per cent. added water. | Letter of caution. |
| Margarine | 56a | Contained 13 per cent. excess water. | £2 2s. costs. |
| Ointment | 60 | Badly mixed. Calomel and Bismuth Oxide both low. | Letter to vendor. |
| Lotion | 61 | Contained excess of lead | Letter to vendor. |
| Wine Cordial | 114 | Contained Salicylic Acid to the ' extent of 1*3 grains per pint | Letter to manufacturer. |
| Lime Juice Cordial | 765 | Contained Salicylic Acid to the extent of 3.1 grains per pint. | Letter to manufacturer. |
| Orange Wine | 353 | Contained Salicylic Acid to the extent of 1 o grains per pint. | Letter to manufacturer. |
| Lemon Squash | 67 a | Salicylic Acid to the extent of 1.2 grains per pint. | Letter to manufacturer. |
| Sponge Sandwich | 767 | Contained Boric Acid to the extent of 0*22 per cent. | Letter to manufacturer. |
| Milk | 57a | Deficient in solids-not-fat 0.2 per cent., corresponding to the addition of at least 2 per cent, added water | Letter of caution. |