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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Slaughterhouses :
| Number of Visits | 513 |
| Number of Carcases Inspected:— | |
| Oxen | 159 |
| Bulls | 2 |
| Cows | 188 |
| Calves | 231 |
| Sheep | 1,658 |
| Lambs | 519 |
| Pigs | 607 |
| Organs condemned and destroyed consequent on slaughterhouse visits Heads and Tongues condemned and destroyed | See table facing page 66. |
Number of Samples procured:
| (a) Under Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 395 | |
| (b) Under Special Orders and Regulations— | 53 | |
| (i) Number satisfactory | 49 | |
| (ii) Number not satisfactory | 4* | |
| * Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples: | ||
| (a) Legal proceedings | — | |
| (b) Letters sent to Vendors, Bottlers, etc. | 4 | |
| (e) Reported to appropriate Government Department, etc. | 3 | |
| Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations— | ||
| Certificates issued | 87 | |
| Visits to Factories | 173 | |
| Assistant's Time—Hours | 410¾ | |