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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(c) Unsound Food.
Examination of unsound food, details of which are given
in the table below, were carried out by the Food Inspector on
210 occasions during the year and appropriate action taken.
Legal proceedings were taken in two instances in which
tomatoes intended for but unfit for human consumption were
exposed for sale. A penalty of 10s. 0d. and costs 10s. 0d. were
awarded in each case.
TABLE XIV. UNSOUND FOOD.
| Description of Article | Quantity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts. | Lbs. | |
| Bacon | – | – | 61½ |
| Confectionery | — | 8 | 51 |
| Fish | — | 3 | 24 |
| Fruit (Fresh and Dried) | — | 7 | 43 |
| Lemon and Orange Skins | 8 | 12 | 76 |
| Meat | — | 14 | 17 |
| Milk (Dried) | — | — | 56 |
| Offal (Butchers) | — | 1 | 58½ |
| Rabbits | — | — | 25 |
| Sausages | — | — | 45 |
| Suet | — | — | 42 |
| Vegetables | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 53 | |
OTHER FOODSTUFFS—
Eggs 180
Fish, Fish Pastes, etc 375 tins
Fruits, Fruit Juices, etc. 3,095 tins, 350 jars, 46 bottles
James, Preserves, etc. 8 tins
Meats 3,983 tins
Milk 1,204 tins
Pickles, Sauces, etc. 4,372 jars, 276 tins, 10 bottles
Sausages 146 tins
Soups 19 tins
Vegetables 2,531 tins
Sundry Foods 109 tins, 10 packets, 5 cartons, 2 jars
(d) Food and Drugs Act.
During the year the total number of samples procured
under the Food and Drugs Act and submitted for analysis by
the Public Analyst was 757 (136 formal and 621 informal).
Of this number 31 (11 formal and 20 informal) were found to
be adulterated.
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