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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Unsound food.
The Council's Pood Inspector is called upon to pass judgment of fitness on
great quantities of food. Frequently large and valuable stocks are involved.
Among special lots of food examined during the year were the following:-
| Corned Beef . (Public Health (Imported Pood) Regulations). | ( 54,600 lbs.) | All condemned. 5,654 lbs. destroyed. Remainder released for animal feeding. |
| Glucose (Public Health (Imported Pood) Regulations). | (100,602 lbs.) | 22,200 lbs. condemned and released for refining. |
| Tamarinos. Wharf stock. | (112,000 lbs.) | Not condemned. Fumigated. |
| Turkish Delight Wholesaler's stock | ( 1,120 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
| Chocolate. After fire at Manu | ||
| facturer's Mixed Confectionery. After fire at | ( 1,645 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
| retailers | ( 560 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
| Canned Ham. Wholesaler's stock | ( 1,488 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
| Canned Fruit. Wharf stock. | ( 3,210 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
| Tomato Puree. Wharf stock. | ( 1,080 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
| Tomato Puree. Wharf stock. | ( 920 lbs.) | All condemned and destroyed. |
The following is a summary of foods condemned as being unfit for human consumption:-
| Fresh foods | Canned foods | |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and offal | 1,758 lbs. | 55,783 1bs. |
| Meat products | 4 lbs. | 919 1bs. |
| 184 lbs. | 2,826 1bs. | |
| Confectionery | 3,325 lbs. | - |
| Cheese | 300 lbs. | - |
| Fish | 86 lbs. | 32 1bs. |
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