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Fulham 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS Regular inspections were carried out during the year. In no case was it found necessary to institute legal proceedings.

Type of BusinessNo. of premisesNo. of Inspections
Bakehouses (non-basement28)
Bakehouses (basement)2)78
Bread and Cake shops11206
Butchers shops72354
Confectionery7675
Cooked Meat shops1347
Milk Pasteurising Establishments1)
Bottled Milk Depots2)184
Milk shops132)
Eel and Pie shops35
Food Factories657
Fishmongers shops2881
Fried Fish shops2662
General Food shops230731
Greengrocers and Fruiterers118121
Horseflesh butchers28
Ice Cream (Manufacturers and Dealers)213348
Licensed Premises105254
Restaurants and Dining rooms143578
Stalls1001,040
Stallholders Storage premises4498
Other Food Premises12381
1,3674,708

Details of the more important improvements which have been effected in food premises during the year are given below:-

Wash-hand basins28
Water heaters20
New sinks provided20
New W. C. s provided2
W. C. s repaired and cleansed19
Kitchens, preparation rooms etc. redecorated101
Floors renewed or repaired19
Shops fronts repaired or redecorated33
New dustbins76
Counter cases for the protection of food18
Improvements to ventilation3
Counter refrigerators9
Gas stoves repaired or renewed3
New refrigerators5
New counters14
Yards cleaned and repaired37
Refuse removed10
First Aid Kits provided16
Renewal of work benches4
Clothes Stores provided5

Under the provisions of Section 16 of the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, parts of
premises used for the preparation of certain specified articles of food must be
registered with the local authority.