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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 1904
[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, etc. | Costs. | Penalties. | ||||
| 1904. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| June 7th | No name and address on milk can | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| June 17th | Milk deficient in fat and solids not fat to the extent of 20 per cent., and 13 5 per cent, respectively | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| July 8th | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 6.6 per cent. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July 15th** | **Milk deficient in fat and solids not fat to the extent of 15 per cent., and 5 per cent, respectively. | ||||||
| Summons dismissed as warranty was produced. (Seepage 113). | |||||||
| Aug. 22nd | Milk deficient in fat solids not fat 14 per cent. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov. 4th | Milk containing 0.01 per cent, of formaldehyde | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov. 24th | Milk 16.7 per cent, fat abstracted | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 9th | Milk deficient in fat 30 per cent. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 16th | Milk deficient in fat 30 per cent. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec. 16th | Milk deficient in fat 30 per cent. and solids not fat 20 per cent.. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905. Jan. 20th | Milk deficient in solids not fat 27.5 per cent, and fat 17.7 percent. (sample procured 9th Dec.) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb. 24th | Milk containing 0.015 per cent. of formaldehyde | ||||||
| Sample procured 13th October; first hearing of summons, 25th November. Third portion sent to Somerset House. Summons withdrawn Feb. 24th, 1905. | |||||||