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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The results of legal proceedings were as follows:— Milk.
| Date. | Adulteration. | Penalty. | Costa. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||
| Jan. 17 th | Deficient in cream 10 per cent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan. 30th | Adulterated with 12 per cent. of water | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar. 27th | Deficient in cream 21 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar. 27 th | Adulterated with 28 per cent. of water | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar. 10th | Deficient in cream 20 per cent. | Warranty summons | produced; dismissed | ||||
| Mar. 27 th | Adulterated with 22 per cent. of water | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| April 10th | Deficient in cream 75 per cent. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| May 22nd | Adulterated with 16 per cent. of water and 20 per cent. deficient in cream | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| May 8th | Deficient in cream 25 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| June 5 th | Deficient in cream 16.6 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| June 5th | Adulterated with 16 per cent, of water | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| July 15 th | Deficient in fat 12.3 per cent. and non fatty solids 3.3 per cent. | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug. 3rd | Deficient in cream 18.3 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Deficient in fat 20 per cent., and non-fatty solids 4 per cent. | Summons withdrawn owing to bursting of bottle (through decomposition) containing the 3rd portion, for which notice had been given that it would be applied for to be sent to Somerset House. | ||||||