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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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A dministrative A ction taken in R espect of S amples reported to be not genuine, etc.
March Q uarter , 1925.
| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Result of Legal Proceedings, or action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 3 | Vehicle from which milk was served not marked with vendor's name and address | Letter to vendor. |
| Condensed Milk | Informal | Deficient in fat 3.3 per cent., and in milk solids 3.5 per cent. | Formal sample taken. |
| Milk | 9 | Deficient in fat 10 per cent. (Magistrate held that the milk had not been stirred in the receptacle from which it was delivered) | £2 2s. costs; first offence. |
| Margarine | 620 | Contained excess of water 1.5 per cent. | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Margarine | 622 | Contained excess of water 2 per cent. | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Milk | 19 | Contained added water 16.5 percent. (Magistrate would not convict on account of defendant's good record) | £4 4s. costs. |
| Camphorated Oil | 22 | Deficient in camphor 7.5 per cent. | £2 2s. costs. |
| Milk | 350 | Contained added water 2.3 per cent. | Letter of caution. |
| Margarine | 24 | Contained excess of water 2 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| Butter | 4 | Contained 16.1 per cent. water | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Margarine | 10 | Contained 16.6 per cent. water | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Butter | 335 | Contained 16.1 per cent. water | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Margarine | 61a | Served in plain wrapper | Letter of caution. |
| Pure Cocoa | 345 | Contained added alkali 2 per cent. | Letter of caution. |
| Pure Cocoa | 20 | Contained added alkali 2 per cent. | Letter of caution. |