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Poplar 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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Report of Inspector, Bow East Division.
Public Health Offices,
Bow Road, E.
December 31st, 1916.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
During the year ended December 31st, 1916, 1,086 primary
inspections due to complaints, Notifications of Infectious Diseases, and
house-to-house inspections, were made in the Division.
Food and Drugs Acts.
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 104 samples were procured
and submitted to analyses.
Three (milk) were found to be adulterated, necessitating legal
proceedings being taken against one vendor. Two vendors were
cautioned.
Boric Acid preservative in food of thirteen samples of butter
analysed; twelve contained Boric Acid preservative in quantity varying
from 0.1 per cent, to 0.3 per cent.
Of thirteen samples of margarine, twelve contained Boric Acid
preservative varying from 0.1 per cent, to 0.4 per cent.
A sample of sausage contained Boric preservative to the extent
of 0.3 per cent.