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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Slaughterhouses:—212 visits.
| Number of Carcases inspected:— | |
| (a) Satisfactory | 1629 |
| (6) Unsatisfactory | 1 and parts of 10 |
| (c) Condemned and destroyed or otherwise disposed of (included in (6) above) | 1 and parts of 10 |
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Number genuine | 173 | 87 | ||
| (ii) Number adulterated | 21 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2">(iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i) genuine above) | 7 | — | 7 | |
| (4) Under Special Orders and Regulations: | ||||
| (i) Number satisfactory | — | |||
| (ii) Number unsatisfactory | 7 | — | 7 | |
Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples: —
| (i) Summonses applied for | 7 | — | |
| (ii) Letters of caution sent to vendors | 15 | — | |
| (iii) Reported to Ministry of Agriculture, etc. .. | — | ||
| Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations—Certificates issued by M.O H. | 14 (9 visits to fac-tory). | ||
Foodstuffs Inspected for Export.
| Tons. | cwt. | qtrs. | lbs. | ||
| Real Oxford Sausages (England) | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 3 Bags of Ox Tongues (Argentina) | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 Bags of Ox Tails (Argentina) | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 Boxes Picnic Hams (U.S.A.) | — | 17 | 2 | 22 | |
| 2 Boxes Long Cut Hams (U.S.A.) | — | 10 | — | 7 | |
| 39 Bellies, Pieces, Bacon (England) | — | 4 | — | 10 | |
| 80 Smoked Hams (England) | — | 7 | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 Boxes Bacon (U.S.A.) | — | 21 | — | 12 | |
| 1 Forequarter Beef (Argentina) | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 12 Middles Bacon (England) | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | |