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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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J une Q uarter , 1925.—Continued.
| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Result of Legal Proceedings, or action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | 635 | Contained 8.5 grains of boracic acid per lb. | Letter to vendor. |
| Margarine | 37 | Contained 16.8 per cent. water | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Margarine | G. 29 | Contained 16.5 per cent. water | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Meat Pic | 39 | Contained 3 grains boracicacid per lb. | Letter to vendor. |
| Meat Pie | 43 | Contained 2 grains boracicacid per lb. | Letter to vendor. |
| Butter | P. 13 | Contained 16.1 per cent. water | No action. |
| Cocoa | G. 20 | Contained 2 per cent. added alkali | Letter to vendor. |
| Cocoa | P. 20 | Contained 2.5 per cent. added alkali | Letter to vendor. |
| Sausage | P. 25 | Contained 3 grains boracicacid per lb. | Letter of caution. |
| Margarine | 38 | Contained 16.4 per cent. water | Reported to Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Sausage | 37 | Contained 1.5 grains sulphur dioxide per lb. | No action. |
| Lime juice cordial | 41 | Contained 2.5 grains sulphur dioxide per lb. | No action. |
| Lime juice cordial | 42 | Contained 2 grains sulphur dioxide per lb. | No action. |
| Margarine | P. 29 | Served in plain wrapper | Letter of caution. |
| Margarine | G. 29 | Served in plain wrapper | Letter of caution. |