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Poplar 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Foodstuffs Inspected for Export.

Tons.cwt.qrs.lbs.
Bacon77212½
Beef315223
Dripping210
Hams1210324¼
Kidneys823
Lambs' Plucks112
Mutton1125
Pork1115
Sausages34
Sweetbreads1212
Tongues11422
Turkeys2126
Veal18120
Bath Chaps385Weight not ascertained.
Bologna Sausages391
Partridges220

Foodstuffs Destroyed.
(a) Condemned at Slaughterhouse Inspections:—
(i) Beef 12 cwt. 2 qr. 1lb.
(ii) Organs condemned and destroyed:—
Bovine:—Lungs, 116; Livers, 44, and parts of, 30; Mesenteries, 34,
and parts of, 21; Omenta, 12; Pancreas, 23; Spleens, 14; Tripes,
22; Heads, 40; Tongues, 40; Udders, 22; Kidneys, 3; Intestines,
2.
Sheep:—Lungs, 343; Livers, 24.
Pigs:—Lungs, 15; Livers, 4; Mesenteries, 6; Omentum, 1; Spleens,
2; Heads, 8; Tongues, 8; Kidneys, 2.
(b) Surrendered by owners as being unsound, or seized while exposed or deposited
for sale:—
1 Pig's Liver—Surrendered.
8 cases Prunes—Surrendered.
60 lbs. Prunes—Surrendered.
11 tins Condensed Milk—Seized and condemned.
5 cwt. 14 lbs. Winkles—Surrendered.
4 stone Skate—Surrendered.
2 cases Condensed Milk—Surrendered.
120 tins M. & V. Rations—Surrendered.
146 cases and 10 tins Canadian Blueberries—Surrendered.
304 (2lb. tins) Pineapples—Surrendered.
84 (2½b. tins) Pineapples—Surrendered.
3 cases Pineapples—Surrendered.
1 Sheep's Liver—Seized and condemned.
2 targets of Mutton—Surrendered.
2 Ox Tails—Surrendered.
25 bags Potatoes—Surrendered.
18 cwt. 1 qtr. 14 lbs. Bacon—Surrendered.
1 case Rabbits—Surrendered.
1 box (5 stone) Haddocks—Surrendered.
29 tins Condensed Milk—Surrendered.