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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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As more adulterated samples and samples under a different name are mentioned in the Analyst's Report, the following remarks will explain the apparent discrepancies and state the reasons why legal proceedings were not instituted, viz.:—
| Sample procured (date). | Nature of Sample and Adulteration, Ac. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 3rd April | Milk (No. 492) deficient in fat and solids not fat 3.3 per cent, and 2.3 per cent. respectively, indicating the presence of at least 2.3 per cent. added water. (Itinerant vendor—Sunday). | Letter of caution 13th Apri 1. |
| 16th September | Milk (No 760) deficient in solids not fat 35 per cent.. indicating the presence of at least 3.5 per cent. added water. | Letter of caution 28th Sept. |
| 3rd October | Sweet Spirit of Nitre (No. 180) containing 0.71 per cent. less Ethyl Nitrite than required by the British Phar. macopeeia. | Letter of caution 14th Oct. |
| 15th December | Milk (No. 775) deficient in solids not fat 2.3 per cent. | No letter of caution sent, as a further sample was procured from the same vendor as above on 12th Jan., 1911, and a summons returnable on 9th Feb. had been served, the second sample being deficient in solids not fat 3.5 per cent. |
Preservatives in Butter.
Of the 108 samples of Butter 52 contained percentages of boric acid
as follow:—
0.25%; 0.4%; 0.4%; 0 4%; 0 4%; 0.3%; 0.3%; 01%; 0.25%;
0.3%; 0.4%; 0.2%; 0.25%; 0.1%; 0.5%; 0.5%; 0.5%; 0.4%; 0.5%;
0.25%; 0.25%; 015%; 0.4%; 01%; 0.25%; 0.5%; 0.5%; 0.3%; 0.5%;
0.5%; 0.4%.; 0.2°/0; 0.25%; 0.5%; 0.1%; 0 25%; 0 5%; 0 25%; 0.3%;
0.5%; 0.5%; 0.25%; 0.1%; 0.5%; 0.5%; 0.4%; 0 25%; 0 25%; 0.4%;
0.3% ; 0.1% ; 0 25%.
Margarine Act, 1887, Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, and the
Butter and Margarine Act, 1907.
Under the Margarine Act, 1887, the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
1899, and the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907, a certificate of registration
was granted during the year in respect of certain premises in Poplar
which were proposed to be used as a butter factory. This registration
was, however, cancelled upon the requisition of the owner, there being no
proper accommodation at the premises for members of each sex, and both