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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample. | Number examined, 1935. | Adulterated. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Proceedings. (See page 43.) | Letters of caution sent. | |||
| Brought forward | 209 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| Lard | 8 | – | – | – |
| Lemon Curd | 2 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade Crystals | 2 | – | – | – |
| Malt Vinegar | 6 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | 42 | – | – | – |
| Meat | 12 | – | – | – |
| ,, Minced | 6 | – | – | – |
| ,, Paste | 5 | – | – | – |
| ,, Cooked | 6 | – | – | – |
| Milk | 383 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| ,, Condensed | 33 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mustard | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oatmeal | 4 | – | – | – |
| Orange Crystals | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Peas, Tinned | 4 | – | – | – |
| Peel, Mixed | 2 | – | – | – |
| Pepper | 6 | – | – | – |
| Rice | 6 | – | – | – |
| Sago | 2 | – | – | – |
| Salt | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sardines | 5 | – | – | |
| Sauce | 8 | – | – | – |
| Sausage | 12 | – | – | – |
| Shredded Suet | 6 | – | – | – |
| Spice, Mixed | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sweets | 8 | – | – | – |
| Table Jelly | 11 | 2 | – | 1 |
| Tea Dust | 3 | 2 | – | 1 |
| Tripe | 4 | – | – | |
| V inegar | 16 | 3 | – | 3 |
| "Wine, Non-alcoholic: | ||||
| Ginger | 1 | — | – | – |
| Totals, 1935 | 822 | 37* | 10 | 19 |
| Totals, 1934 | 849 | 54** | 13 | 16 |
* Including 7 informal samples.
** Including 13 informal samples.
Of the samples of milk, 211 were procured from itinerant vendors, 77
on Sundays and 134 on weekdays. Three samples were adulterated.
Legal proceedings were taken against one vendor and letters of caution
were sent in two instances.