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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample Procured (date). 1909 | Adulteration, &c. | Summons heard. (date) 1909 | Costs. | Penalty. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Brought forward | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 Mar. | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 36.6 per cent. (Same sample as above.) Dismissed on defendant paying costs, the Magistrate stating he did not believe defendant was actually in possession of the business on the day the sample was procured but the Borough Council were justified in taking proceedings | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| 23 April | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 13.3 per cent. | 24 May | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 July | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 33.3 per cent. | 17 Aug. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 July | Milk (procured from an itinerant vendor) deficient in fat to the extent of 20 per cent. | 26 Aug. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 July | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 26.6 per cent. | 12 Aug. | - | - | ||||
| Dismissed, warranty proved. | ||||||||
| 27 July | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 39.6 per cent. | 31 Aug. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Nov. | Milk deficient in fat to the extent of 10.5 per cent. | 16 Dec. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 Nov. | Milk deficient in solids-not-fat to the extent of 5.8 per cent. | 22 Dec. | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Butter. | ||||||||
| 19 Mar. | Butter adulterated with 49.7 per cen,. foreign fat | 20 April | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 May | Butter adulterated with 70.8 per cent. foreign fat | 22 June | ||||||
| Adjourned to 29 June | 29 June | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| (Or one month's imprisonment.) | ||||||||
| 20 July | Butter containing 71 per cent. excessive water | 20 Aug. 1910 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Carried forward | 25 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | ||