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Poplar 1928

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

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Foodstuffs Destroyed.
(а) Condemned at Slaughterhouse Inspections:—
(i) Beef:—
(7 briskets; 4 flanks; 1 middle rib; 7 back ribs; 3 skirts; 3 rumps;
2 fore-ribs; 4 loins; 1 forequarter; 1 whole carcase.)
Pork (3 fore-ends; 1 leg; 1 loin).
Total Weight .. 11 cwt. 0 qtr. 7 1b.
(ii) Organs condemned and destroyed:—
Bovine:—Lungs, 53; Livers, 44 and parts of 5; Mesenteries, 17
and parts of 6; Omenta, 8; Pancreas, 9; Spleens, 5; Tripes, 7;
Udders, 22; Kidneys, 10; Intestines, 3; Hearts,2; Stomachs, 4.
Sheep:—Lungs, 396; Livers, 100 and parts of 3.
Pigs:—Lungs,78; Livers,22; Mesenteries, 14; Omenta,4; Kidneys,2;
Heart. 1; Spleens, 3.
Heads (including Tongues):—Bovine, 27; Pigs, 17.
(b) Surrendered by owners as being unsound, or seized while exposed or deposited
for sale:—
2 stone 8 lb. Spanish Potatoes—Surrendered.
121/2 Hams, 2 stone 20 lbs.—Surrendered.
Beef and Mutton pieces, 2 stone 26 lbs.—Surrendered.
8 tins Loganberries—Surrendered.
1 tin Peaches—Surrendered.
5 Sheeps Livers—Surrendered.
1 tin Fruit—Surrendered.
3 pieces Bacon, 151/2 lbs.—Seized and condemned.
2 Sheeps Livers—Seized and condemned.
1 Head and Tongue (Bovine)—Seized and condemned.
SLAUGHTERER OF POULTRY.
The business of a slaughterer of poultry is carried on at one premises
in the Borough under licence of the London County Council.
The premises were constructed under the supervision of officers of
this Department and the London County Council.
CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS FOR
EXPORT TO THE DOMINIONS AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
In view of the requirements of the Food Laws in operation in the
Dominions and elsewhere, the system of certification for food products
which are derived from the flesh of cattle, sheep, swine or goats, or from
game or poultry, and are prepared or packed in England and Wales for
export, has been continued.