London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
This page requires JavaScript
Quarter ended 30th June, 1918.
| Article. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 339 | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 40 per cent. and 34.4 per cent. | Dismissed on warranty. |
| Milk | 21f | Deficient in fat 29.3 per cent. | £8 penalty, £2 2s. costs. |
| Milk | 304 | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 8.3 per cent. and 4.7 per cent. | Dismissed on warranty. |
| Milk | 303 | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 4 per cent. and 5 per cent. | £3 penalty, £2 2s. costs. |
| Milk | 27f | Deficient in fat 12.3 per cent. | £1 penalty, £1 Is. costs. |
| Milk | 309 | Deficient in solids not fat 12.9 per cent. | Dismissed on warranty. |
| Milk | 307 | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 7.3 per cent. and 10 per cent. | Dismissed on warranty. |
| Milk | Sold in Bow Road from a can which did not have conspicuously inscribed thereon name and address. | Dismissed. | |
| Milk | 346 | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 6 per cent. and 12.5 per cent. | £1 fine, to include costs. |
| Milk | — | Gave a false warranty for milk | £20 penalty, £5 5s. costs. |
| Milk | 44 | Deficient in solids not fat 4.7 per cent. | Letter of caution sent to vendor. |
| Milk | 35F | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 19 per cent. and 14.1 per cent. | Bound over for 12 months, £1 Is. costs. |
| Milk | 322 | Deficient in fat and solids not fat 36.6 per cent. and 18 per cent. | 10s. penalty, £1 Is. costs. |
| Milk | 49 | Deficient in fat 15 per cent. | Summons dismissed, £2 2s. costs, to be paid by defendant. |