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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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31st March, 1804.
To the Members of the Board of Works for the Poplar District.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to report that during the last quarter I have analysed
72 samples, all of which were purchased and submitted to me by
your Sanitary Inspector.
This number includes the following articles, viz. :—
Milks 36 Butters 12
Breads 12 Flours 12
Of the milks, 26 were genuine and 10 adulterated by water, the
amount found being 5, 5, 7, 7, 11, 19, 19, 20, 23 and 29 per cent.
respectively.
Of the butters, 5 were genuine and 7 adulterated with foreign fat
to the extent of 47, 48, 52, 57, 60, 85, and 87 per cent. respectively.
The Breads and the flours were unadulterated.
Particulars of the work done in the several Parishes are shown in the following Table :—
| Bow— | ||
| Milk | 12 | 1 |
| Butter | 4 | 3 |
| Bread | 4 | 0 |
| Flour | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | |
| Bromley— | ||
| Milk | 12 | 3 |
| Butter | 4 | 3 |
| Bread | 4 | 0 |
| Flour | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | |