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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 1960
[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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
| Meat | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| Meat Products | 3 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Fruit | 18 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| Vegetables | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 26 | |
| Ham | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 18 |
| Fruit Juice | - | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 3 | 7 |
| Chestnuts | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Cocoa Beans | - | 6 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Jam | - | 3 | - | 9 | - | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Spanish Wine 56 gallons | ||||||||
| Soup | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Tomato Puree | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | 24 |
Damaged Teas (Examined and released for industrial purposes abroad)
2 tons. 13 cwts. 3 qrs. 27 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 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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