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Poplar 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Unsound Food.
The Council's Food Inspector is called upon to pass
judgment of fitness on great quantities of food0 FrequentlyLarge
and valuable stocks are involved. During the year
examinations of special lots included:
Ham 650 tins (4,550 lb) (1,218 lb.condemned)
Mutton 51 carcasses (2,295 lb) (1,149 lbcmeat condemned)
Mutton 34 carcasses (1,530 lb) ( 523 lb.meat condemned)
The whole of each of the following special lots was condemned:
| Jellied Pork | 465 tins | ( 1,724 lb) |
| Onions | 1,288 lb. | |
| Ha res | 35 bags | ( 3,360 lb) |
| Sweetened cake mixture | 298 bags | (16,688 lb) |
| Dried peaches | 8 cases | ( 400 lb) |
| Prunes | 31 boxes | ( 517 lb) |
| Boned rabbits | 185 cases | (11,100 lb) |
| Canned plums | 35 cartons | ( 1,050 lb) |
| Canned peas | 61 cartons | ( 2,562 lb) |
| Smoked bacon | 303 lb. | |
| Ox heads | 271 lb. | |
| Sheep's heads | 244 lb. |
The following is a summary of foods condemned as being unfit for human consumption:
| Fresh foods. | Canned foods. | |
|---|---|---|
| Meat | 3,601 lb. | 2,414 lb. |
| Meat products | 244 lb. | 1,943 lb. |
| Ham | — | 4,599 lb. |
| Bacon | 352 lb. | — |
| Poultry | 546 lb. | — |
| Rabbits and Hares | 14,460 lb. | — |
| Fish | 237 lb. | 46 lb. |
| Milk | — | 1,099 lb. |
| Cereals | 16,843 lb. | — |
| Bread and cakes | 192 lb. | — |
| Vegetables | 1,308 lb. | 3,329 lb. |
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