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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Results of Analyses. Of these 373 samples legal proceedings were instituted in 27 cases.
| Milk | 24 |
| Butter | 2 |
| Margarine (unlawfully exposed for sale without proper label) | 1 |
The Public Analyst reported that during the year he had analysed
373 samples ; 28 or 7-5 per cent, were found to be adulterated.
The following table shows the percentage of all adulterated samples found in the several years named:—
| 1890 | 12.6 |
| 1891 | 14.4 |
| 1892 | 18.9 |
| 1893 | 20.5 |
| 1894 | 20.6 |
| 1894 | 22.1 |
| 1895 | 12.4 |
| 1896 | 14.2 |
| 1897 | 14.6 |
| 1898 | 9.2 |
| 1899 | 7.6 |
| 1900 | 9.1 |
| 1901 | 15.4 |
| 1902 | 8.2 |
| 1903 | 7.2 |
| 1904 | 8.8 |
| 1905 | 7.2 |
| 1906 | 7.0 |
| 1907 | 7.3 |
| 1908 | 8.6 |
| 1909 | 6.2 |
| 1910 | 3.2 |
| 1911 | 2.9 |
| 1912 | 1.86 |
| 1913 | 7.5 |
Legal Proceedings.
The results of legal proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts were as follow:-