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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following is a summary of foods condemned as being unfit for human consumption:-
| Fresh foods | Canned foods | |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and offal | 1,259 lbs. | 426 lbs. |
| Meat products | 90 lbs. | 523 lbs. |
| Hdm | 8 lbs. | 1,231 lbs. |
| Poultry | 250 lbs. | - |
| Cheese | 606 lbs. | 7 lbs. |
| Pish | 43 lbs. | 134 lbs. |
| Milk | - | 448 lbs. |
| Fruit juice | 15,232 lbs. | 4,733 lbs. |
| Fruit (Dried) | 110 lbs. | - |
| Sugar . | 4, 144 lbs. | - |
| Vegetables | 649,608 lbs. | 856 lbs. |
| Fruit | - | 18,717 lbs. |
| Other foods | 105 lbs. | 123 lbs. |
This summary differentiates only between canned food and others; foods
preserved by salt, sugar, dehydration, etc. , being included under the heading
"Fresh Poods".
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 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
maybemade 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.