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Poplar 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Whenever traction engines and locomotives created a smoke
nuisance whilst passing through the district, the matter was reported
to the Public Health and Housing Committee. Summonses were
applied for in four instances, see pages 162-165.
A Conference on Smoke Abatement was convened by the
Royal Sanitary Institute in conjunction with the Coal Smoke
Abatement Society, and was held in London on 12th, 13th, 14th
and 15th December, 1905. Delegates were sent from the Public
Health and Housing Committee.

Table: FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.* The results of the analyses of 373 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1905, the samples being as follows:—

FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.* The results of the analyses of 373 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1905, the samples being as follows:—

Sample.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
Milk34383036138
Butter30292729115
Margarine......11
Cheese....3..3
Coffee779831
Cocoa7810732
Mustard224412
Pepper21216
Vinegar7106528
Beef Sausage......11
Cod Liver Oil Purified Cream of..1..••1
Tartar..1....1
Brandy1......1
Gin1......1
Glycerine..1....1
Gregory's Powder..l••..1
Totals91999192373