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Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Slaughterhouses:—298 visits.
Number of Carcases inspected: 2291
(а) Satisfactory 2281
(б) Unsatisfactory 10
(c) Condemned and destroyed or otherwise disposed of
(included in (6) above) .. 1 and parts of 9
Formal. Informal Total.
Number of Samples procured:—
(а) Under Sale of Pood and Drugs Acts:
(i) Number genuine 268 107 375
(ii) Number adulterated .29 16 45
(iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i)
genuine above) 12 1 13
(б) Under Special Orders and Regulations * 44 — *44
(ii) Number unsatisfactory 9 — 9
* 1 reported as suspicious.
Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples :—
(i) Summonses applied for 10 — 10
(ii) Letters of caution sent to vendors 16 — 16
(iii) Reported to Ministry of Agriculture, etc
6—6
Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations—Certificates
issued byM.O.h18 (12 visits to factories).
| Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Oxford Sausages (Great Britain) | — | — | — | |
| 16 Bags of Ox Tongues (Argentina) | — | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 3 Boxes Hams (U.S.A.) | — | 27 | ||
| 4 Forequarters Beef (Argentina) | — | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 Boxes Bellies of Bacon (U.S.A.) | — | 9 | ||
| 3 Fore-ends of Bacon (Denmark) | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| 20 Fores of Veal (Argentina) | — | 12 | 10 | |
| 5 Sows (Great Britain) | — | 16 | 14 | |
| 136 Fowls (Great Britain) | — | 2 | ||
| 3 Cases of Turkeys (Argentina) | — | 0 |
Foodstuffs Destroyed.
(a) Condemned at Slaughterhouse Inspections:—
(i) Beef:—
(6 briskets; 9 flanks; 3 fore-ribs; 7 back ribs; 9 thin skirts; 3 thick
skirts; 2 rumps; 4 loins; 1 forequarter; 1 whole carcase; 1 clod
and sticking).
Pork (3 fore-ends; 1 leg; 4 loins; 2 bellies).
Total Weight 12 cwt. 0 qr. 13 lb.
(ii) Organs condemned and destroyed:—
Bovine:—Lungs, 92; Livers, 55, and parts of, 4; Mesenteries, 34,
and part of, 1; Omenta, 30; Pancreas, 18; Spleens, 9; Tripes, 11;
Udders, 31; Kidneys, 10; Intestines, 3; Hearts, 2.
Sheep:—Lungs, 539; Livers, 119; Spleens, 3; Heart, 1.
Pigs:—Lungs, 101; Livers, 16; Mesenteries, 16; Omenta, 5; Kidneys,
4; Hearts, 6; Spleens, 4.
Bovine Heads, 38; Tongues, 39. Pigs'Heads and Tongues, 14.