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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 1925
[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 | 720 | 81 | 41 | 13 |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cordials | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Lime Water | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Prescriptions (N.H.I.) | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| Lime Juice Cordial | 2 | 2 | — | —_ |
| Lemon Squash | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 2 | — | — | — |
| Spirits | 48 | 12 | 18 | 14 |
| Mincemeat, Fruit | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Meat Pie | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sausage | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 811 | 104 | 65 | 27 |
Of the 383 samples of milk, 45 were procured on Sundays from
itinerant vendors and 144 from itinerant vendors on weekdays. Seven
samples purchased from itinerant vendors were not in accordance with
the legal standard and proceedings were instituted in three cases and
letters of caution sent in two. In one case an "appeal to cow"
sample was taken subsequently.
Samples were taken on delivery as follows :—Poplar Institution, 5 ;
Poplar Hospital, 4; and St. Andrew's Hospital, 4. All these samples
were genuine.