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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Unsound Food (contd.) | FRESH FOOD | CANNED FOODS |
|---|---|---|
| Grapefruit | — | 5cwts. |
| Stock at Wharf | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Oranges | — | 13 cwts. |
| Stock at Wharf | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Peas | 10 tons | — |
| Stock at Wharf | Condemned - released for | |
| animal feeding | ||
| Tea | 10 cwts. | — |
| Stock at Warehouse | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Throat tablets | 19 cwts | — |
| Stock at warehouse | Condemned and destroyed | — |
| Ham | 4 cwts. | 16 cwts. |
| Stock at shop | Condemned and destroyed | Condemned and destroyed |
| Tomato Puree | — | 8 cwts |
| Stock; at Wharf | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Apricot pulp | — | 14 cwts. |
| Stock at Wharf | — | Condemned and destroyed |
| Apricots | — | 11 cwts. |
| Stock at shop | — | Condemned and destroyed |
| Orange Juice | — | 10 cwts. |
| Stock at Wharf | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Pineapple pieces | — | 7 cwts. |
| Stock at Wharf | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Desiccated coconut | 16 cwts. | — |
| Stock at Wharf | Condemned and destroyed | |
| Ham | - | 10 cwts. |
| Stock at Warehouse | Condemned and destroyed |
The following is a summary of foods condemned as being unfit for human consumption:—
| Feesh foods | Canned foods | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
| Meat | 1 | — | 23 | |||||
| Meat Products | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | |
| Fruit | — | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Ham | 6 | — | 15 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 19 | |
| Fruit Juice | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Vegetables | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 25 | |
| Gherkins | 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 24 | |||