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Poplar 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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No samples were submitted by the Public under the Act.
228 of the samples were purchased informally.
13 samples were found to be adulterated, 10 formal and 3 informal.
The adulteration was at the rate of 1.63 per cent., as compared
with 3.38 per cent, for the whole of London, and 5.3 per cent, for the
whole of England and Wales in 1936.
| Year. | No. of Samples examined. | Percentage of adulteration. |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 794 | 1.6 |
| 1936 | 813 | 4.2 |
| 1935 | 822 | 4.5 |
| 1934 | 849 | 6.3 |
| 1933 | 799 | 4.5 |
| 1932 | 818 | 4.0 |
| 1931 | 801 | 7.6 |
| 1930 | 807 | 6.7 |
| 1929 | 801 | 8.7 |
| 1928 | 807 | 11.0 |
| Average | 811 | 5.9 |
The number of samples examined was at the rate of 5.67 per 1,000
of the population as compared with 9.92 per 1,000 for the whole of London
and 3.6 per 1,000 for the whole of England and Wales in 1936.
362 samples of milk were examined, of which 4 samples, or 1.1 per
cent., were reported as adulterated. This is the lowest milk adulteration
recorded for many years.
The milk adulteration in the Borough for the past ten years was
as follows:—