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Poplar 1893
[Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics]
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Board of Works for the Poplar District.
ANALYST'S REPORTS,
During the Year ending 25th March, 1894.
26 th June, 1893.
To the Chairman and Members of the Board of Works for the
Poplar District.
Gentlemen,
I beg to report that during the quarter ended 24th June I have
had submitted to me, by your Sanitary Inspectors, 72 samples. This
number comprises the following articles, viz. : —
Milk 36 Coffee 6
Butter 6 Cocoa 6
Bread 6 Pepper 6
Flour 6
Of the milks, 24 were genuine, 3 deficient in cream to the extent
of 28, 28 and 68 per cent. respectively, and 9 adulterated with water
in amounts ranging from 6 to 33 per cent.
Of the butters, 2 were genuine and 2 adulterated with 65 and 93
per cent. of foreign fat respectively.
The breads and flours were all genuine.
Of the coffees, 5 were genuine and 1 adulterated with 67 per cent.
of chicory.
Of the cocoas, 5 were genuine and 1 adulterated with 70 per cent.
of a mixture of sago and sugar.
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