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Poplar 1935

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

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The following unsound foodstuffs were released on condition that they were
not used for human consumption:—
30 495/496 qrs. Wheat For animal food.
3491bs. Wheat ,, ,,
4 383/496 qrs. Wheat ,, ,,
12 68/496 qrs. Wheat ,, ,,
2 412/496 qrs. Wheat ,, ,,
448 bags Cornflour For animal and poultry food.
18 387/496 qrs. Wheat For animal food.
1 cask Australian Tallow For soap manufacture.
2 85/496 qrs. Wheat For animal and poultry food.
5 cwts. 2 qrs. 121bs. Rice Sweepings For manufacture of cattle foods.
16 44/496 qrs. Wheat For animal food.
8 22/496 qrs. Wheat ,, ,,
1261bs. White Maize For chicken food.
3 422/496 qrs. Wheat For animal food.
3 17/480 Maize For chicken food.
9 224/496 Wheat For animal food.
2 181/496 Wheat ,,
5 123/496 Wheat
A consignment of 39,000 tins of (Dutch) jellied veal held by a firm
in this Borough was examined and 492 tins were found to be blown or
otherwise unsound and were destroyed.
During the year two consignments of Tinned Cauliflower, each
consisting of 20 cases (100 tins per case), were placed under stop.
Also one consignment of Spinach consisting of 5 cases (each 100 tins).
They are being exported from time to time in small quantities.