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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample. | Number examined. | Doubtful purity and inferior quality. | Adulterated. | Legal Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 711 | 87 | 26 | 9 |
| Acid Phosphate of Lime | 1 | — | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Goulard's Lotion | I | — | — | — |
| Liquorice Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sal Volatile | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boracic Ointment | 1 | — | — | — |
| Carbolic Ointment | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 0 | — | — | — |
| Soap Liniment | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lime Water | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Prescriptions | 3 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Salad Oil | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lime Juice | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemon Squash | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 3 | — | — | — |
| Hot Drink Essence | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cordial | 2 | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 2 | — | — | — |
| Chocolates | 1 | — | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | — | — | — |
| Canned Fish | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fresh Sausage | 13 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 762 | 91 | 28 | 9 |
Of the 437 samples of milk, 75 were procured on Sundays from itinerant
vendors and 110 from itinerant vendors on weekdays. Five samples
purchased from itinerant vendors were not in accordance with the legal
standard and proceedings were instituted in two cases, letters of caution
being sent in the remaining three.
Samples were taken on delivery as follows:—Poplar Institution, 5;
St. Andrew's Hospital, 5; Railway Stations, 12; and at canteens of
firms in the Borough, 2. In addition two samples were taken on delivery
at a dairy by request. All the samples were genuine.