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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following were released for technical purposes:—
Damaged Tea and Tea Sweepings, 4 tons 12 cwt.—Released for "Caffeine"
making.
Tallow, 5 barrels.-—Released for technical purposes.
Eggs, 85 boxes.—Released after being candled and bad eggs rejected.
(Only about 100 bad eggs.)
Ground Nut Sweepings, 7 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lb.—Released for making Cattle
Food.
Ground Nut Kernels, 167 bags.—Released for use in Confectionery after
being cleansed, roasted, skinned and re-cleansed.
Sugar, 435 bags.—Released for refining and making Syrup.
Sugar Sweepings, 5 bags.—Released for refining.
Rice Sweepings, 20 cwt.—Released for Poultry Food.
Number of nuisances discovered and referred to District Inspectors—12.
MR. H. A. PEARCE. (Inspections for 1929 in italics.)
| Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notice*. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | ||||||
| Bakehouses | 166 | 74 | 4 | _ | _ | |
| Slaughterhouses | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | |
| Cowhouses | 19 | ?5 | — | — | — | — |
| Milkshops | 176 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
| Eating-houses | 145 | 9 | 2 | — | ||
| Stalls | 2,232 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Other places where food is sold or prepared | 702 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Ice cream premises | 83 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Wharves where food is prepared or stored, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Vendors, etc | 259 | 160 | 8 | — | — | |
268 Market Inspections:—Morning, 193; Evening, 75.
Slaughterhouses:—271 visits
Number of Carcases inspected: 2019
(а) Satisfactory 2009
(b) Unsatisfactory 10
(c) Condemned and destroyed or otherwise disposed of
(included in (6) above) Parts of 10