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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample Procured. | Adulteration, etc. | Summons Heard. | Costs. | Penalties. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905. | 1905. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| May 11 | Butter adulterated with 11 per cent. foreign fat | June 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June 7 | Butter adulterated with at least 36 per cent. foreign fat | July 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July 14 | Butter containing excessive water to the extent of 2.7 per cent. | Aug. 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sept. 15 | Margarine (‡‡) exposed for sale by retail without proper label attached | Oct. 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| See page 132. | ||||||||
| Sept. 15 | Butter containing 3 per cent. excessive water and .18 per cent. boric acid | Oct. 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov. 10 | Butter (¶ a) adulterated with 82.7 per cent. foreign fat | (Dec. 18, adjourned to Jan. 1, 1906, and then sine die | - | — | ||||
| Nov. 10 | Butter adulterated with 82.7 per cent. foreign fat (¶ b) Summons withdrawn. | Dec. 18 | — | — | ||||
| Summons withdrawn. | ||||||||
| Nov. 15 | Margarine exposed for sale by retail without proper label attached | Dec. 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec. 19 | Margarine (* *) exposed for sale without label attached See page 132. | 1906. Jan. 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| See page 132. | ||||||||
| Dec. 21 | Butter adulterated with 53.3 per cent. foreign fat | Jan. 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dec. 29 | Butter adulterated with 77.4 per cent. of foreign fat and containing 0.08 per cent. boric acid (†) | Jan. 26 | ||||||