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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Other foodstuffs condemned and destroyed :—
*Onions, 4 tons. 5 cwt., 2 qrs.; Cauliflowers, 3 crates; 2 Forequarters Beef,
42 stone; Brisket of Beef, 5½ lb.; Eels, 50 1b.; Ostend Rabbits, 80 lb.;
Bananas, 16 crates.
Other matters;—
Market Inspections, 25; 1 Butter Blending Factory registered (January,
1926).
| Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | — | — | — | ||
| Slaughterhouses | — | — | — | — | |
| Cowhouses | — | — | — | — | |
| Milkshops | — | — | |||
| Eating-houses | — | ||||
| Stalls | — | — | — | — | |
| Other places where food is sold or prepared | — | ||||
| Ice cream premises | — | ||||
| Wharves where food is | |||||
| prepared or stored, | |||||
| etc. | — | — | — | — |
Market Inspections : Evening, 40; Morning, 40.
Slaughterhouses: 263 visits.
Number of Carcases inspected:—
| 1920 | |
| (b) Unsatisfactory | 10 |
| Condemned and destroyed or otherwise disposed of (included in (6) above) | 10 (parts of) |
Countinued from previous page
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples procured :— | |||
| (a) Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 234 | 18 | 252 |
| (i) Number genuine | 201 | 16 | 217 |
| (ii) Number adulterated .. | 33 | 2 | 35 |
| (iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i) genuine above) | 12 | — | 12 |
| (6) Under Special Orders and Regulations | 3 | — | 3 |
| (i) Number genuine | 3 | — | 3 |
| (ii) Number adulterated | — | — | — |
| (iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i) genuine above) | — | — | |
| Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples:— | |||
| (i) Summonses applied for | 11 | — | 11 |
| (ii) Letters of caution sent to vendors | 19 | — | 19 |
| (iii) Reported to Ministry of Agriculture, etc. | — | — | — |
| Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations—Certificates issued by M.O.H. | —_ | —_ | 9 |