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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Organs condemned and destroyed (Slaughterhouses):-
Livers, 138 and 31 parts; Heads, 41; Tongues, 43; Stomachs, 6; Langs.
640; Omenta, 10; Mesenteries, 43 and 2 parts; Spleens, 15; Pancreas, 18;
Hearts, 2; Udders, 18; Kidneys, 13; Intestines, 2. Total, 989.
(Note.—Lungs, Livers, Spleens and Mesenteries, Bovine, Sheep and Pigs;
Heads and Omenta, Bovine and Pigs; other organs, Bovine only.)
Other foodstuffs condemned and destroyed:-
20 boxes Cape Pears; Strawberries, 168 lbs.; Mussels, £ bushel; Pineapple.
479 l1b. tins; Condensed Milk, 6 l1b. tins; Plaice, 64 lbs.; Pears
(Bartlett), 840 lbs.; Periwinkles, £ bushel; Prunes, 28 lbs.; Salmon.
1 tin; Cherries, 1 tin; 1 Liver (seized); 14 Hocks of Bacon (seized.
9183 tins of Machine Skimmed Condensed Milk were detained and subsequently
released for Pig Feeding.
28 lbs. Butter were released for commercial purposes.
COFFEE SHOPS, EATING HOUSES, FRIED-FISH
SHOPS, HOTELS & RESTAURANTS, ETC.t
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908.—Sanitary
Provisions for Premises Used for Sale, etc., of Food for
Human Consumption.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908.
For number of premises in the Borough where food is sold or prepared
for sale, see Table A, page 57.
1,196 visits were paid to these premises during the year, and the
Sanitary Regulations made under the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1908, Section 8, were enforced.
Want of cleanliness was found in 153 instances, and 59 other defects
existed.
420 intimations were served, which in 23 cases were followed up by
Statutory notices, and one final notice was served.
MILK SHOPS.
At the end of the year there were in the Borough 129 registered
premises (including nine cow-houses) where milk is sold. These milk
shops were kept under observation.
†See Tables A and C, pages 54 and 57.