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Poplar 1912

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

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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Results of Analyses. Legal Proceedings. Preservatives in
Butter, Preservatives in Margarine. Margarine Act, 1887,
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, and the Butter and
Margarine Act, 1907. The Sale of Milk Regulations, 1912.
The Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 191.2.
Inadequate Penalties and the Home Secretary. Order
in Council under Section 5 of the Poisons and Pharmacy
Act, 1908, re Phenols.

Table: The results of the analyses of 376 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1912, the samples being as follows :—

The results of the analyses of 376 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1912, the samples being as follows :—

Sample.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
Milk47494347186*
Butter1818242484
Margarine8810228
Lard569424
Cocoa641213
Coffee44......8
Pepper111...3
Golden Syrup........66
Arrowroot...1214
Ground Rice.........11
Vinegar311...5
Lemonade1†.........1
German Sausage......7...7
Olive Oil......1...1
Brandy......1...1
Cod Liver Oil.........11
Cream..........11
Paregoric.........11
Sweet Spirit of.........l1
Nitre
Totals939210091376

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* Of the 186 samples of milk, 44 samples were procured on Sundays
from itinerant vendors and 29 from itinerant vendors on weekdays.
Twenty-nine samples were taken on delivery at institutions within the
Borough, viz., 5 Poplar Union Workhouse, 8 Sick Asylum, 8 Blackwall
Sick Asylum and 8 Stepney Union Workhouse. All the samples were
genuine.
†This sample contained salicylic acid in the proportion of 0.0005
per cent.