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Poplar 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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125
ICE-CREAMS.
About the middle of the year 1906, all the known premises within
the Borough where ice creams are manufactured were inspected. There
are 139 such premises within the Borough, 52 Poplar, 64 Bromley and
23 Bow.
See Inspectors' reports, pages 174, 180, 187, 193, 202, 208 and 214.
SMOKE NUISANCES AND NUISANCES
FROM TRACTION ENGINES AND
LOCOMOTIVES.
119 smoke nuisances were dealt with during the year—18 Bow East,
5 Bow West, 31 North Bromley, 6 Bromley Central, 10 East combined,
19 West combined, and 30 Poplar South.
89 intimations and 35 statutory notices were served.
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 159, 160.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS*
Butter and Margarine Bill (footnote page 129).
Preservatives in Milk and Butter—Warranties under the Sale
op Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 and 1899.
The results of the analyses of 370 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1906, the samples being as follows:—
| Sample. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 33 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 132 |
| Butter | 37 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 119 |
| Margarine | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
| Cheese | i | 1 | |||
| Coffee | 10 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 35 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Cocoa | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| Chocolate | ,, | ., | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | X | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Vinegar | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Lemonade | 2 | 2 | |||
| Lime Water | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 96 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 370 |
* See page 169 Sale of Whisky Bill.