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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 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
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95
Quarter ended 30th September, 1918.
Quarter ended 30th September, 1918.
Article.
No.
Result of Analysis.
Proceedings.
Vinegar
44 f
Adulterated with 35.5 per cent.
water.
10s. penalty.
Scotch Whisky
-
Found to be foreign brandy 50
degrees under proof.
£2 2s. costs.
Scotch Whisky
-
Found to be foreign brandy 50
degrees under proof.
£2 2s. costs.
Quarter ended 31st December, 1918.
Article.
No.
Result of Analysis.
Proceedings.
Vinegar
72
Adulterated with 46 per cent.
water.
2s. costs.
Scotch Whisky
—
Found to be Spanish brandy
(proprietor).
£10 penalty, £3 3s. costs.
Scotch Whisky
—
Found to be Spanish brandy
(barmaid).
10s. penalty.
Milk
671
Deficient in fat 16.6 per cent.
£2 28. costs.
Milk
87f
Deficient in fat and solids not
fat 2 per cent. and 4.9 per cent.
£2 2s. costs.
Milk
116
Deficient in fat and solids not
fat 11.6 and 17.5 per cent.
Dismissed on warranty.
Preservatives in Butter.
Of the '_0 samples of butter, 8 contained percentages of boric
acid as follows:—
6 samples contained 0.1 per cent.
2 „ 0.2
Preservatives in Margarine.
Of the 48 samples of margarine, 29 contained percentages of boric
acid as follows:—
15 samples contained 0.1 per cent.
9 „ 0.2
5 „ 0.3