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Poplar 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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220
One double case of coal fish.
Three boxes of roes.
249 carcases of diseased pigs.
12 casks of colonial rabbits.
44 sides of bacon.
1299 sacks of flour.
Verminous Rooms.
19 verminous rooms have been cleansed under the provisions of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.
Slaughterhouses, Milkshops and Cowsheds.
The milkshops and cowsheds have given no cause for complaint; the
cowsheds were limewhited and cleansed twice during the year, in accordance
with the provisions of the Dairy and Cowsheds orders, and the milk
vessels and measures of the various milk vendors were satisfactory.
There are now no slaughterhouses in the Division, the last licence
was cancelled at the Licensing Meeting of the London County Council.
Food and Drugs Acts.
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts fifty-nine varied samples
have been purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis.
On analysis two were found to be adulterated.
Milk.—Deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 23.3 per cent.
Fined 20s.
Milk.—Deficient in solids not fat to the extent of 8.2 per cent.
Fined 20s. and 23s. costs.

Five samples of butter were mixed with a foreign substance, i.e.,boric acid (preservative), in varying small proportions, making in all seven defective samples.

Number of samples of butter obtained13
„ containing boric acid5
,, ,, foreign fat
excess of water