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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample. | Number examined, 1934. | Adulterated. | Action | taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Proceedings. (See page 44.) | Letters of caution sent. | |||
| Brought forward | 168 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Lard | 4 | — | — | — |
| Lemon Curd | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 4 | — | — | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Margarine | 45 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Marmalade | 2 | — | — | — |
| Meat | 15 | — | — | — |
| „ Minced | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| „ Paste | 3 | — | — | — |
| „ Potted | 2 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 451 | 35 | 9 | 7 |
| „ Condensed | 28 | — | — | — |
| „ Hot | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ Sterilised | 6 | — | — | —- |
| Mincemeat | 3 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 5 | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | 2 | — | — | — |
| Peel, Mixed | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 2 | — | — | — |
| White | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Pickles | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rice | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sago | 2 | — | — | — |
| Salad Cream | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sardines | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sausage | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Shredded Suet | 8 | — | — | — |
| Spice, Mixed | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sweets | 8 | — | — | — |
| Table Jelly | 10 | — | — | — |
| Tapioca | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tea Dust | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Sauce | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tripe | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 25 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Wines, Non-alcoholic: | ||||
| Ginger | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals, 1934 | 849 | 54* | 13 | 16 |
| Totals, 1933 | 799 | 361 | 13 | 16 |
*Including 13 informal samples.
**Including 6 informal samples.
Of the samples of milk, 240 were procured from itinerant vendors, 76
on Sundays and 164 on weekdays. Ten samples were adulterated.
Legal proceedings were taken against 4 vendors in respect of 7 samples
and letters of caution were sent in 3 instances.