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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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Slaughter Houses.
Address. Name of Licensee.
239, Old Ford Road Mr. David Mitchell.
220. Roman Road Mr. William Gardner.
258, Roman Road Mr. James Henry Cox.
288, Roman Road Mr. Thomas Skillington.
338, Roman Road Mr. Henry Wm. Jarrett.
114, Tredegar Road Mr. John Dennis.
all of which have been subjected to periodical inspection throughout
the year.
The market places have been regularly inspected throughout the
year, but in no instance was any article of food exposed for sale
at the time of my visits in such a condition as to justify seizure.
The following have also received constant attention throughout the year:—
| Bakehouses | 21 |
| Registered Milksellers | 57 |
| Public House Urinals | 23 |
| Marine Store Dealers | 3 |
| Butchers' Shops | 19 |
| Fishmongers' „ | 12 |
| Fruiterers' „ | 9 |
| Ice Cream „ | 6 |
| Hair Dressers' „ | 15 |
Food and Drugs Acts.
By your direction I have submitted 55 varied samples of foot
to the Public Analyst for analyses, of which 9 were certified to
have contained, in varying small proportions, boric acid, 2 of which
also contained excessive water.