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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Botolph Road, 10.
Box Street, 31 and 33.
"Imperial Crown" p.h.
List of Nuisance Summonses' Taken, with Results.
| Date. | Premises or Locality. | Police Court. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6th | 36 and 38, Eastward Street. | Thames | Order made and 25s. costs in each case. |
| „ 14th | 36, Eastward Street. | „ | Fined £4. |
| „ „ | 38, „ | „ | Fined 1s. and 25s. costs |
| „ 22nd | L.T. & S. Railway Co.* | „ | Fined 40s. and 23s. costs |
| „ „ | „ „* | „ | Fined 40s. and 23s. costs. |
| Mar. 2nd | Motor Lorry.* | „ | Fined 40s. and 44s. costs. |
| Apl. 20th | 53, Campbell Road. | „ | Order made and 25s. costs. |
| May 25th | 138, Bow Road. | „ | Summons dismissed. |
| Nov. 23rd | 1, 2, 17 & 20, Hawgood Street. | „ | Fined £4 and 23s. costs in each case. |
* Locomotives on Highways.
Food and Drugs Acts.
Samples.—Under your instructions 50 samples of different food stuffs
have been sampled and submitted to the Public Analyst.
Legal proceedings were taken against three vendors and convictions were obtained as below:—
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Extent of Adulteration. | Result of Proceedings. |
| 308 | Milk. | Deficient in solids not fat and fat 23 per cent, and 33 per cent, respectively. | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 314 | Butter. | Containing 4 per cent, excessive water. | Fined 40s. and 23s. costs. |
| 349 | Milk. | Deficient in solids not fat 7-4 per cent. | Case dismissed, warranty proved. |
Ice Cream Makers.
All premises where ice cream is made have been regularly inspected.