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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Name of Article. | Identification Number given to Sample in the Quarterly Report. | Result of Analysis. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs, separately. | If no legal proceedings were Information instituted state if any as to briefly the course previous adopted in regard convictions, to each Sample. | Information if any as to previous conviction | Remarks on any point of special interest. | ||||
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| 1912. 1st Quarter. Milk | 837 | Deficient in solid3 not fat 5.8 per cent. | ... | ... | Cautioned by letter dated 1st February, 1912, as advised by Solicitors after their perusal of warranty | ... | ... ... | |||
| 2nd Quarter. Lemonade | 263 | Genuine but contained salicylic acid 0.0005 per cent. | ... | ... | Letter dated 3rd April, 1912, to makers for their information | ... | A bottle with some of the lemonade was presented from which there was a smell of carbolic acid or " Sani-tas " and it was stated the daughter of the purchaser had been taken ill. There was, however, no smell of disinfectant from sample 263. | |||
| Milk | 80 | Deficient in fat 50 per cent. | Convicted, £10 penalty 23s. costs. | ... | ... ... | ... | ... ... | |||
| " Shilling "(Butter) | 609 | Genuine Margarine | ... | ... | ... ... | ... | Sold labelled "Margarine" therefore no action taken. | |||
| Deficient in fat (0 per cent. | Convicted, £3 penalty 23s. costs | ... | ... | ... | ... ... | |||||
| Preserved Cream in pot | 291 | Cream contained .11 per cent. boric acid and 37 per cent, fat Receptacle not properly labelled in accordance with Regulations of the Local Government Board, dated 1st August, 1912 | ... | ... | Letter of caution 9th October, 1912, and requesting that an explanation in writing be forwarded to the Public Health and Housing Committee as to why legal proceedings should not be instituted. Letter of explanation received on 11th October, 1912, expressing sorrow and ignorance of the offence which was committed unknowingly | ... | ... ... | |||
| Milk | 101 | Deficient in olids, not fat, 8.2 oer cent. | Convicted, £3 penalty 23s. costs | ... | ... ... | Previous conviction 24th July, 1908, when fined 40s. and 23s. costs. | ... ... | |||
| Butter | 61 | Adulterated vith 45.7 per cent, oreign fat | Convicted, 20s. penalty 12s. 6d. costs | ... | ... ... | ... | ... ... | |||
| Milk | 114 | Deficient in olids, not fat, 4.7 )er cent. | Convicted, 40s. penalty 23s. costs | ... | ... ... | ... | ... ... | |||
166
167
Total number of samples not reported as genuine in the Quarterly Reports—1st quarter 1, 2nd quarter 3, 3rd quarter 1, 4th
quarter 4, total for the year 9.