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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample. | Number examined. | Doubtful purity and inferior quality. | Adulterated . | Legal Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 708 | 56 | 26 | 9 |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | — | — | — |
| Glauber Salts | 2 | — | — | — |
| Flowers of Sulphur | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lime Water | 1 | — | — | — |
| Prescriptions (N.H.I.) | 10 | 2 | 1 | * |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lime Juice Cordial | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lemon Squash | 4 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Lemonade | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sarsaparilla Wine | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spirits | 7 | — | 1 | — |
| Mincemeat, Fruit | 3 | — | — | — |
| Meat Pie | 2 | — | — | — |
| Food Preservative | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sausage | 11 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 764 | 61 | 31 | 10 |
Of the 430 samples of milk, 94 were procured on Sundays from
itinerant vendors and 123 from itinerant vendors on weekdays. Eight
samples purchased from itinerant vendors were not in accordance with
the legal standard and proceedings were instituted in three cases, letters
of caution being sent in the remaining five.
Samples were taken on delivery as follows:—Poplar Institution, 7;
and St. Andrew's Hospital, 6.
* Results of analyses reported to the London Insurance Committee.