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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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‡Of the 269 samples of milk, 78 samples were procured on Sundays
from itinerant vendors and 37 from itinerant vendors on weekdays.
Two Sunday samples were not in accordance with the standard and
legal proceedings were instituted in one case, and a letter of caution sent
in the other. Thirty-nine samples were taken on delivery, viz., 9
Poplar Union Workhouse, 7 Sick Asylum, 10 Bromley House Institution,
11 Out-relief Stores, North Street, 1 London County Council Schools and
1 Railway Station. All the samples taken at the Institutions were
genuine.
Results of Analyses.
Of these 708 samples legal proceedings were instituted in 15 cases
| Milk | 8 |
| Butter | 1* |
| Lime Water | 1 |
| Margarine | 5† |
The Public Analyst reported that during the year he had analysed
708 samples ; 17 or 2.4 per cent, were found to be adulterated.
The following table shows the percentage of all adulterated sample found in the several years named :—
| 1890 | 12.6 |
| 1891 | 14.4 |
| 1892 | 18.9 |
| 1893 | 20.5 |
| 1894 | 20.6 |
| 1895 | 22.1 |
| 1896 | 12.4 |
| 1897 | 14.2 |
| 1898 | 14.6 |
| 1899 | 9.2 |
| 1900 | 7.6 |
| 1901 | 9.1 |
| 1902 | 15.4 |
| 1903 | 8.2 |
| 1904 | 7.2 |
| 1905 | 8.8 |
| 1906 | 7.0 |
| 1907 | 7.3 |
| 1908 | 8-6 |
| 1909 | 6.2 |
| 1910 | 3.2 |
| 1911 | 2.9 |
| 1912 | 1.86 |
| 1913 | 7.5 |
| 1914 | 3.0 |
| 1915 | 2.4 |
* Consisted wholly of Margarine.
† 3 not properly labelled and 2 not delivered in proper wrapper.