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Poplar 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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126
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS
Result of Analyses. Legal Proceedings.
Butter and Maegabine Act, 1907.
Preservatives in Butter.
The results of the analyses of 369 (see footnote, page 127) samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1907, the samples being as follows:—
| Sample. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 40 | 34 | 41 | 37 | 152* |
| Butter | 32 | 25 | 38 | 29 | 124† |
| Margarine | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cocoa | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Coffee | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| Vinegar | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Pepper | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 7 |
| Mustard | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| Demerara Sugar | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Arrowroot | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ground Ginger | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Glycerine | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Olive Oil | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cod Liver Oil | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Brandy | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Whisky | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Gin | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rum | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Boric Acid Ointment | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Zinc Ointment | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Tincture of Iodine | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Gentian Root | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Prescriptions | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Totals | 90 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 369 |
* Of the 152 samples of milk, 51 samples were procured for the moat
part on Sundays from itinerant vendors. Six samples (117 per cent.)
were found to be adulterated, and legal proceedings were instituted
against the vendors. 26 samples were taken on delivery at institutions
within the Borough — viz., 6 Poplar Workhouse, 6 Sick Asylum,
5 Blackwall Sick Asylum, 7 Stepney Union Workhouse and 2 Poplar
Hospital. All the samples were genuine.
†Three of the 124 samples were returned by the Public Analyst as
containing 87.5 per cent., 81.5 per cent. and 83.3 per cent. of foreign fat