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Poplar 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Total weight of foodstuffs destroyed See list * at foot.
Organs condemned and destroyed:—
Livers, 79; Heads, 36; Tongues, 30; Stomachs, 5; Lungs, 595;
Omenta, 8; Mesenteries, 47; Spleens, 5; Pancreas, 9; Hearts, 4;
Udders, 6; Kidneys, 5; Intestines, 1. Total, 830. (Note.—Livers and
Lungs, Bovine and Sheep; other organs, Bovine.)
Other foodstuffs condemned and destroyed:—
Pears, 14 lbs.; Strawberries, 108 baskets (378 lbs. approximately);
Bananas, 3 crates; Chickens, 6; Ducks, 4; Pulped Apricots, 30 lbs.
* 2 Clod and Stickings; 6 Briskets; 5 Foreribs; 7 Loins; 6 Flanks;
4 Forequarters; 4 Rumps.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 119 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Cowhouses | 18 | — | — | — | —_ |
| Milkshops | 190 | — | — | — | — |
| Eating-houses | 295 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Stalls | 111 | — | — | — | —_ |
| Other places where food is sold or prepared | 544 | 79 | — | — | — |
| Ice cream premises | 49 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Wharves where food is prepared or stored, etc. | — | — | — | — | — |
Slaughterhouses :
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples procured:— | |||
| (a) Under Sale of Food and Drugs Arts | 1 | 15 | |
| (i) Number genuine | 13 | 1 | |
| (ii) Number adulterated | 1 | — | 1 |
| (iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i) genuine above) | 2 | — | 2 |
| (b) Under Special Orders and Regulations | 2 | — | 2 |
| (i) Number genuine | 2 | — | 2 |
| (ii) Number adulterated | — | — | — |
| (iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i) | |||
| genuine above) | — | — | — |