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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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{!>) Surrendered by owners as being unsound, or seized while exposed or deposited
for sale:—
Beef Pieces, 27 lb.—Surrendered and destroyed.
Salmon, 1 tin.—Surrendered.
Onions, 3 tins.—Surrendered.
Lard, 4 lb.—Surrendered.
Skate, 2 trunks. Weight, 1 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lb.—Surrendered.
Hams, 34. Weight, 3 cwt. 0 qr. 4 lb.—Surrendered.
Liver (Pig's), 1. Weight, 4 ½ lb.—Surrendered.
Strawberries. Weight, 17 cwt. 3 qr. 21J lb.—Surrendered.
Pine Cubes (96 tins).—Surrendered.
Fowls, 41. Weight, 1 cwt. 0 qr. 12 lb.—Surrendered.
Haddock, 1 trunk. 1 qr. 4 lb.—Surrendered.
The following were released for technical purposes:—
Wheat (damaged), 332 lb.—For pig feeding.
Hams, 1 case.—Released for export.
Dessicated Coconut, 7 cases. Weight, 9 cwt. 1 qr. 14 lb.—Released for
crushing.
Sugar Sweepings, 1 bag.—Released for reconditioning.
Dried Fruits, 69 cases and 6 half-cases.—Released for vinegar
manufacture.
Dried Fruits, 14 cases.—Released for reconditioning.
Condensed Milk, 24,000 tins.—Released for pig feeding.
Tea Sweepings, 30 cwt.—Released for technical purposes.
Tallow, 5 casks.—Released for technical purposes.
MR. H. A. PEARCE.
(Inspections for 1928 in italics.)
| Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notices. | Prosecution. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | ||||||
| Bakehouses | 152 | 73 | 3 | _ | _ | |
| Slaughterhouses | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Cowhouses | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Milkshops | 169 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Eating-houses | 136 | 20 | 3 | — | — | |
| Stalls | 1,439 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other places where food is sold or prepared | 559 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Ioe cream premises | 224 | 9 | 2 | — | — | |
| Wharves where food is prepared or stored, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Vendors, etc. | 255 | 173 | 1 | — | — | |
232 Market Inspections:—Morning, 151; Evening, 81.