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Poplar 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(ii) Organs condemned and destroyed:—
Bovine:—Lungs, 118; Livers, 53, and parts of, 29; Mesenteries, 41,
and parts of, 25; Omenta, 13; Pancreas, 26; Spleens, 13; Tripes,
7; Udders, 33; Kidneys, 9; Intestines, 4; Hearts, 3.
Sheep:—Lungs, 448; Livers, 79.
Pigs:—Lungs, 147; Livers, 47; Mesenteries, 24; Omenta, 15; Spleens,
19; Kidneys, 4; Tripe, 1; Hearts, 6; Intestines, 1.
Heads: Bovine, 54; Pigs, 31.
Tongues: Bovine, 55; Pigs, 31.
(b) Surrendered by owners as being unsound, or seized while exposed or deposited
for sale:—
16 cases Dessicated Cokernut.—Surrendered. (Released for pig feeding.)
1,147 lbs. Mixed Sweets.—Surrendered. (Released for pig feeding.)
6,560 bags Butter Beans.—Surrendered. (Released for pig feeding.)
1,311 tins Condensed Milk.—Surrendered. (Releasedfor pig feeding.)
18 lbs. Lamb.—Surrendered.
3 tins Pineapples.—Surrendered.
5 boxes Pears.—Surrendered.
6 boxes Tomatoes.—Surrendered.
26 bags Potatoes, 1 ton 6 cwt.-—Surrendered.
2,354 tins Grape Fruit.—Surrendered.
16 stone Fish.—Surrendered.
Foodstuffs Destroyed.
| (a) Condemned at Slaughterhouse Inspections:— | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
| (i) Beef | 14 | — | 3 |
| Pork | 1 | 2 | 18 |
176 Market Inspections:—Morning, 118; Evening, 58.
MR. H. A. PEARCE.
(Inspections for 1927 in italics.)
| Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 1928 | |||||
| Bakehouses | 148 | 124 | 40 | — | — | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Cowhouses | 29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Milkshops | 164 | 171 | 4 | — | — | — |
| F.ating-houses | 92 | 92 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Stalls | 707 | 877 | — | — | — | — |
| Other places where food is sold or prepared | 559 | 391 | 21 | 3 | — | — |
| Ioe cream premises .. | 90 | 66 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Wharves where food is prepared or stored, etc | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Vendors, etc. | 248 | 231 | 139 | 2 | — | — |