Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Messrs. Morton's jam factory. Four ranges isolation closets,
with automatic flush.
Messrs. Hodges, Union Works, West Ferry Road. Range
isolation closets, automatic flush.
Glengall Iron Works, as above. Range of isolation closets
with automatic flush.
United Horse Shoe and Nail Company. Two ranges of
isolation closets with automatic flush.
Messrs. Coubro & Scrutton, Engineering Works, West Ferry
Road. Range of isolation closets.
Smoke.
At the following works and factories special smoke consuming
apparatus has been fitted to furnaces to prevent nuisance from
smoke :—
United Horse Shoe and Nail Company's Factory, Wharf Road.
Westwood and Bailie's Works, West Ferry Road.
Capewell Horse Shoe and Nail Company's Works, Glengall
Road.
Lock, Lancaster & W. W. Johnson's Factory, West Ferry Road.
By your direction I have obtained 52 samples of food and drugs
or analysis.
Legal proceedings were instituted against 3 vendors and convictions
obtained as follows:—
Milk Deficient in cream to the extent of 36 per cent.
Fined £4 and £1 3s. costs
Butter ... Adulterated with 84 per cent. of foreign fat. Fined
£l and £1 3s. costs.
Cocoa Adulterated with 77 percent. of a mixture of potato
starch and sugar. Fined £3 and £1 3s. costs.