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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
Greenwich 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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(3) Butter, cream and articles of food
containing preservative necessarily
introduced by the use in their
preparation of preserved bacon,
preserved ham, preserved egg yolk
or preserved cream 1st January, 1928.
(4) Articles of food containing preservative
necessarily introduced
by the use in their preparation
of preserved butter 1st July, 1928.
Other Foods.—Places where food is prepared have been visited on 147 occasions, improvements being required in 9 instances as detailed below:—
| Class of Premises | Number of Lists | Number of Inspections | Number of Instances where matters needed attention | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At end of 1925 | Added 1926 | Removed 1926 | At end of 1926 | |||
| Hotel Kitchens | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| Eating Houses | 51 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 58 | 3 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 32 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 4 |
| Pork Butchers and Sausage Manufacturers | 25 | - | - | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| Mineral Water Manufacturers | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Others | 24 | - | — . | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| Totals | 139 | 13 | 9 | 143 | 147 | 9 |
The 9 instances where matters needed attention included
6 cases where the premises generally, or kitchen and scullery
particularly, needed cleansing and lime-washing, 2 where the
sanitary arrangements were defective, and 1 where the frying
utensils were dirty.
In addition to the periodical visits and inspections of food
shops, etc., supervision is also exercised on Saturday evenings
and Bank Holidays.