London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Sample Procured (date). | Summons heard, (date) | Costs | Penalty. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. | 1906. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Brought forward | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 June | Milk deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 3 per cent. (b) | 20 July | - | - | ||||
| 26 July | Milk containing .016 per cent. formaldehyde | 24 Aug. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 July | Milk containing .013 per cent. formaldehyde | 24 Aug. | ||||||
| adjourned to 7 Sept., then sine die, third portion to Somerset | ||||||||
| House, 20 Sept. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 July | Milk deficient in solids, not fat to the extent of 10 per cent. | 7 Sept. | ||||||
| adjourned sine die. | ||||||||
| 20 Sept. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 Sept. | Milk.deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 7.4 per cent. (c) | 26 Oct. | - | - | ||||
| 5 Oct. | Milk deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 11.7 per cent. | 9 Nov. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 Oct. | Milk deficient in solids not fat and in fat to the extent of 15.2 per cent. and 3.3 per cent. respectively (d) | 16 Nov. | - | - | ||||
| adjourned 30 Nov. | ||||||||
(a) Defendant had no money nor
goods, and was convicted to 10
days' imprisonment.
(b) Summons dismissed. Milk
sold as delivered from cow.
(c) Summons dismissed. No
costs against Council. Warranty
produced.
(d) Summons dismissed. No
costs against Council. Warranty
produced.
Butter and Margarine* (see footnote, page 129).
3 Jan. Butter adulterated with 8.4 per
cent. of foreign fat 2 Feb. 13 0 10 0
3 Jan. Butter adulterated with 81 per
cent. of foreign fat 5 Feb. 0 12 0 2 0 0
3 Jan. Margarine sold without proper
label (same sample as above) 5 Feb. — —
Carried forward 10 13 0 911 0