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Battersea 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Protection of Food Supply.
(A)—INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES.
The regular inspection of all premises where food for human
consumption is sold or stored is carried out. The Food and Drugs Act,
1955, and regulations made thereunder, is the principal Act under which
action is taken.
| Milk Distributors | 133 |
| Restaurants, Cafés | 137 |
| Canteens, Kitchens | 66 |
| Butchers | 63 |
| Ice Cream (Sale) | 267 |
| Ice Cream (Manufacture) | 13 |
| Fish Shops (Wet and Fried) | 37 |
| Food Factories | 20 |
| Bakehouses (Not underground) | 9 |
| Bakehouses (Underground) | 2 |
| Preserved Food | 103 |
| Bakers | 42 |
| Greengrocers | 73 |
| Confectioners | 207 |
| Grocers and Provisions | 241 |
| Miscellaneous (Chemists, Public Houses, Off-Licences) | 192 |
| Stalls:— | |
| Grocers | 3 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 57 |
| Fish and/or Poultry | 7 |
There are 968 food premises in the Borough, together with 67
food stalls. Some of the premises shown above are listed under more
than one trade category.
Milk Distributors.
At the end of the year there were 133 premises in the Borough
whose occupiers were registered as milk distributors.
All these premises were visited during the year, and one notice
concerning non-compliance with the Food Hygiene Regulations was
served.