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Poplar 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Preservatives in Butter.
Of the 93 samples of butter, 54 contained percentages of Boric Acid
as follow:—
0.2%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.2%;
0.1%; 0.1%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.3%; 0.5%; 0.2%;
0.1%; 0.2%; 0.5%; 0.3%; 0.4%; 0.1%; 0.3%; 0.2%; 0.3%;
0.3%; 0.4%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.4%; 0.3%; 0.4%; 0.1%; 0.3%;
0.1%; 0.3%; 0.3%; 0.3%; 0.2%; 0.4%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.1%;
0.2%; 0.3% ; 0.3%; 0.1%; 0.3%; 0.1%; 0.4%; 0.2%; and 0.1%.
Preservatives in Margarine.
Of the 50 samples of Margarine, 41 contained percentages of Boric
Acid as follows:—
0.3% ; 0.2% ; 0.2% ; 0.4% ; 0.2% ; 0.2% ; 0.2% ; 0.3% ; 0.2% ;
0.1%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.4%; 0.1%; 0.2%;
0.2%; 0.2%; 0.3%; 0.4%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.2%;
0.1%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.2%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.2%;
0.2%; 0.2%; 0.4%; 0.1%; and 0.1%.
Margarine Act, 1887, Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899,
and the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907.
The following is the number of premises m each Sub-District of the Borough registered under the above-mentioned Acts, up to and including 31st December, 1914, viz.:—
| Sub-District. | Margarine. | Butter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W holesale Dealer. | Manufacturer. | Factory. | Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended. | |
| 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| Bromley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bow | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
The above table includes premises registered for two purposes, as
follows:—
In Bromley the premises of one vendor are registered both for
the purposes of manufacturing and for the wholesale dealing in
margarine, and the premises of another vendor are registered for
the purposes of a wholesale dealer in margarine and milk-blended
butter.