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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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| Sample Procured (date). | Adulteration, &c. | Summons heard. (date) | Costs. | Penalty. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908. | 1908. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Brought forward | 22 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 0 | ||
| an advertisement in his shop by a name other than Margarine Adjourned; 13 April withdrawn. | 7 April | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | |||
| 11 Mar. | Exposing for sale by retail Margarine without proper label | 10 April | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | ||
| 11 Mar. | As above N.B.—The above two samples were purchased in the same shop, but Magistrate inflicted no penalties, as he was of opinion there was no fraudulent intent. | 10 April | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | ||
| 24 Mar. | Butter adulterated with 72.5 per cent, foreign fat Summons not served | |||||||
| 7 April | Butter adulterated with 79.6 per cent, foreign fat Adjourned; 5 May | 30 April | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 April | Same defendant as in above case summoned for exposing for sale by retail a parcel of Margarine which did not have attached to it in such manner as to be clearly visible a label marked in printed capital letters not less than 1½ inches square "Margarine" Adjourned; 5th May | 30 April | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 April | Butter adulterated with 85.6 per cent, foreign fat Summons not served, defendant's address not obtained. | 15 June | ||||||
| 30 April | Same defendant as in above case summoned for selling and delivering Margarine in a paper wrapper on which was not printed in capital block letters not less than ½ inch long and dis- | |||||||
| Carried forward | 28 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 0 | ||