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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
| Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Result. | Inspector. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keens (Watford), Ltd., Marlborough Road, Watford | Sold at 2, Archibald Street, sausages which contained sulphur dioxide 160 parts per million | £2 2s. costs | Grabham, C. A. |
| Ascotts' Phaimacies, Ltd., 1-2, Trump Street, E.C.2 | Sold at 89, Upper North Street, lime water deficient in calcium hydroxido 40 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act; £2 2s. costs | Pearce, H. A. |
| Albert Mayes, 24, Leopold Street, Stepney | Sold at 363, West Ferry Road, minced meat which contained sulphur dioxide 44 parts per million | £1 penalty; £1 Is. costs | Grabham, C. A. |
| Chas. L. Noakcs, 111, West Ferry Road | Sold strawberry flavour jam which contained not more than 2.5 per cent, of strawberry matter and had no taste or odour of strawberry | Summons dismissed; "warranty" proved | do. |
| S. Lewis, Orchard Company, Grange Works, 4, Rockingham Street, S.E.I | Gave a label which falsely described strawberry jam (referred to above) | Summons dismissed; Magistrate held case to be a "border line" case | do. |
Note.—Letters of caution were sent to 11 vendors in respect of other unsatisfactory samples, etc.