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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 1958
[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 | 1,312 lbs. | 8,884 lbs. |
| Meat products | 6 ,, | 571 " |
| Ham | - | 12,958 " |
| Poultry | 29 ,, | 31 " |
| Cheese | 131 ,, | - |
| Pish | 996 ,, | 6 ,, |
| Milk | - | 374 ,, |
| Vegetables | 24,220 ,, | 5,239 ,, |
| Fruit | 59,103 ,, | 14,746 ,, |
| Other foods | 432 ,, | 249 ,, |
| Marmalade | 943 ,, | - |
| Ginger | 10,640 ,, | - |
| Mayonnaise | - | 635 ,, |
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 and destroyed 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
may be 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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