London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Slaughterhouses : | |
|---|---|
| ]Number of Visits | 437 |
| Number of Carcases Inspected — Beasts | 369 |
| Calves | 258 |
| Sheep | 1,486 |
| Lambs | 505 |
| Pigs | 592 |
| Organs condemned and destroyed consequent on slaughterhouse visits | See list on page70. |
| Heads and Tongues condemned and destroyed | |
| Number of Samples procured: | |
| (a) Under Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 428 |
| 57 | |
| (i) Number satisfactory | 47 |
| (ii) Number not satisfactory | 10 |
| Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples: | |
| (a) Legal proceedings .. | |
| (b) Letters sent to Vendors | 7 |
| (c) Reported to appropriate Government Department, etc. | 5 |
| Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations— Certificates issued | 95 |
| Visits to Factories | 174 |
| Assistant's Time—Hours .. | 3644½ |