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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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Poods condemned (continued)
| Fresh foods | Canned foods | |
| Milk | - | 891 lbs. |
| Chutney and pickles | 3,584 lbs. | - |
| Fruit juice | - | 1,020 lbs. |
| Bacon | 126 lbs. | - |
| Cereals | 76 lbs. | - |
| Biscuits | 269 lbs. | - |
| Margarine | 168 lbs. | - |
| Sugar | 56 lbs. | - |
| Glucose | 22,200 lbs. | - |
| Vegetables | 77 lbs. | 1,250 lbs. |
| Fruit | 94 lbs. | 15,978 lbs. |
| Other foods | 42 lbs. | 118 lbs. |
This summary differentiates only between canned food and others; foods
preserved by salt, sugar, dehydration, etc., being included under the heading
"Fresh Foods".
Disposal of Unsound Food.
The bulk of the food condemned as being unfit for human consumption is
removed from the premises concerned by the Borough Engineer's refuse disposal
service. When suitable for animal feeding the food is collected and included
with kitchen waste. Unsuitably packed and totally unfit foods are removed as
trade refuse and the cost of removal is charged to the owners in accordance with
the Council's fixed scale of charges.
In special cases, where large quantities of food are condemned, arrangements
are made under suitable guarantees from the owners, for the foods to be utilised
for animal feeding or non-edible industrial purposes such as soap, starch, or
manure making.
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