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Poplar 1920
[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.
The results of the analyses of 730 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1920, the samples being as follows:—
| Sample. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 120 | 107 | 114 | 98 | 439‡ |
| Butter | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| Margarine | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| Lard | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | 17 |
| Coffee | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| Cocoa | 5 | — | 6 | -— | 11 |
| Pepper | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Glycerine | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Aramoniated Tincture of Quinine | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Crushed Linseed | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Calomel Ointment | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Ground Rice | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ground Ginger | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Vinegar | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 57 |
| Sweet Spirit of Nitre | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Mustard | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Baking Powder | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Magnesium Carbonate | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Magnesia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Prescriptions | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Gin | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Whisky | 1 | 5 | — | 10 | 16 |
| Spirits | — | 11 | — | 2 | 13 |
| Malt Liquors | — | 38 | — | 33 | 71 |
| Condensed Milk | — | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Totals | 175 | 211 | 172 | 172 | 730 |
Note.—The samples of Beer and Spirits were procured under Food Control Orders.
‡Of the 439 samples of milk, 72 samples were procured on Sundays
from itinerant vendors and 95 from itinerant vendors on weekdays.
All the Sunday samples were in accordance with the standard and no legal
proceedings were instituted. Three week-day samples were not genuine,
legal proceedings were instituted in two cases, and one vendor was