London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Total Defects, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to d.s.I. | |
| Defects, etc., Found: | |||
| 1. Nuisances under Public Health (London) Act— | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 9 | 9 | — |
| Other nuisances | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 2. Offences under Factory and Workshop Act— | |||
| Other offences | — | — | — |
| Slaughterhouses : | |||
| Number of Visits | 320 | ||
| Number of Carcases Inspected— | |||
| Beasts | 238 | ||
| Calves | 100 | ||
| Sheep | 907 | ||
| Lambs | 526 | ||
| Pigs | 471 | ||
| Organs condemned and destroyed consequent on Slaughterhouse Visits | See list on page 67. | ||
| Heads and Tongues condemned and destroyed | |||
| Number of samples procured: | |||
| (a) Under Foods and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 407 | ||
| (b) Under Special Orders and Regulations | 49 | ||
| (i) Number satisfactory | 42 | ||
| (ii) Number not satisfactory | 7 | ||
| Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations— Certificates issued | 9 | ||
| Visits to Factories | 8 | ||
| Assistant's Time—Hours | 300 | ||