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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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September Quarter, 1930.
| Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. 170 | Butter | 79.8 per cent, foreign fat (Margarine sold not properly labelled) | Summons, £2 penalty; £2 2s. costs. |
| G. 198 | Strawberry Jam | 66 per cent, deficient in fruit | See G.211 and G.223. |
| G. 184 | Fresh Meat | Sulphur dioxide 957 parts per million | Summons, £1 penalty; £2 2s. costs. |
| G. 185 | Fresh Meat | Sulphur dioxide 50 parts per million | Further sample G. 197. |
| G. 197 | Fresh Meat | Sulphur dioxide 570 parts per million | Summons, £1 penalty; £2 2s. costs. |
| G. 186 | Fresh Meat | Sulphur dioxide 380 parts per million | Summons, £1 penalty; £2 2s. costs. |
| G. 190 | Fresh Meat | Sulphur dioxide 880 parts per million | Summons, 8s. penalty; £2 2s. costs. |
| B. 51 (Inf.) | Strawberry Jam | 10 per cent, apple pulp | Formal sample G. 198. |
| B. 52 (Inf.) | Fresh Meat | Sulphur dioxide 750 parts per million | Formal sample G. 197. |
| B. 53 (Inf.) | Strawberry Jam | 10 per cent, apple pulp | Formal sample G. 198. |
| G. 207 | Milk | 13.3 per cent, deficient in fat | Letter of caution. |
| G. 211 | Strawberry Jam | 10 per cent, apple pulp | See G. 223. |
| G. 223 | Strawberry Jam | 10 per cent, apple pulp | Summons—withdrawn on payment of £2 4s. costs. |
| P. 176 | Milk (Magistrate held | 5 per cent, deficient in fat .. milk was sold as it was given by | Summons—dismissed. cow.) |
| A. 52 (Inf.) | Sausage | Sulphur dioxide 75 parts per million | Formal sample taken— reported "genuine." |
| P. 208 | Milk | 8.2 per cent, added water | Summons—withdrawn on payment of £2 4s. costs. |
| P. 300 | Milk | 8.2 per cent, added water | Summons—withdrawn on payment of £3 3s. costs. |
| P. 235 | Sweets | 0.6 per cent. Talc | Letter to vendor. |
| G. 243 | Sweets | 0.2 per cent. Talc | Letter to vendor. |
| B. 54 (Inf.) | Sweets | 1 per cent. Talc and excess of colour | Formal sample G. 252. |
| G. 252 | Sweets | 1 per cent. Talc and excess of colour | Letter to vendor. |
| G. 258 | Dripping | 2.8 per cent. free fatty acids | Letter to vendor. |