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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Legal Proceedings. The results of the legal proceedings were as follow:—
| Sample Procured (date). | Milk. Adulteration, &c. | Summons heard, (date) | Costs. | Penalty. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908. | 1908. | £ | s. | d. | £ | : s. | d. | |
| 10 Feb. | Milk from which 15 per cent, of its fat had been abstracted ... | 6 Mar. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - 0 | 0 |
| 14 April | Milk deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 5 8 per cent. (Itinerant vendor.) Adjourned for attendance of public analyst; 26 May, adjourned sine die, third portion to Somerset House; 16th June | 19 May | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 May | Milk from which 33 3 per cent, of its fat had been abstracted. (Itinerant vendor) Dismissed, warranty proved. | 17 June | — | — | ||||
| 21 June | Milk from which 8.3 per cent, of its fat had been abstracted (Itinerant vendor) Summons dismissed, warranty proved. | 17 July | — | |||||
| 25 June | Milk deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 9 4 per cent. | 27 July | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 July | Milk from which 10 per cent, of its fat had been abstracted Dismissed, Magistrate considered milk was sold as given by cow. | 26 Aug. | — | — | ||||
| 7 Aug. | Milk deficient in fat and solids not fat 26 per cent, and 11 per cent, respectively | 11 Sept. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Aug. | Milk deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 9-4 per cent. | 11 Sept. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Aug. | Milk from which at least 33-3 per cent, of its fat had been absti acted. (The penalty included costs) | 15 Sept. | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carried forward | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||