Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Slaughterhouses: | |
Number of Visits | 397 |
Number of Carcases Inspected— | |
Beasts | 258 |
Calves | 158 |
Sheep | 954 |
Lambs | 511 |
Pigs | 490 |
Organs condemned and destroyed conse quent on slaughterhouse visits | see list on page 75. |
Heads and Tongues condemned and destroyed | |
Number of Samples procured: | |
(a) Under Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 390 |
28 | |
(i) Number satisfactory | 23 |
(ii) Number not satisfactory | 5 |
Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples: | |
(a) Legal proceedings | - |
(b) Letters sent to Vendors | 2 |
(c) Reported to appropriate Government Department, etc. | 4 |
Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations— | |
Certificates issued | 117 |
Visits to Factories | 136 |
Assistant's Time—Hours | 575¼ |