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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Supervision of Premises Including Factories where Food
is Prepared.—In addition to the more general type of premises,
such as restaurants, cafés, bakehouses, fish shops, etc., where food
is provided, the Borough has numerous other premises at which
food and drugs are prepared. Such premises include those of the
manufacturers of pharmaceutical sundries, mineral waters and icecream
as well as fruit-canning factories, flour millers and brewers.
To these establishments the Food Inspectors made 5,437 visits, as a
result of which 126 premises were improved. It is pleasing to
record that of the improvements obtained only two were prompted
by the issue of a Notice, the remainder being accomplished on verbal
instructions.
The following table is a statistical record of the major portion of the duties performed and inspections undertaken during the year by the Food Inspectors.
| Premises Inspected or Visits Made. | No. of V isits | No. of Premises at which Improve-ments were effected |
|---|---|---|
| Caterers', Restaurants, etc. | 502 | 32 |
| Grocers | 430 | 22 |
| Butchers' Shops | 308 | 18 |
| Dairies, milk shops | 201 | 1 |
| Licensed Victuallers | 133 | 7 |
| Wharves and Factories | 208 | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 175 | 15 |
| Ice-Cream Shops, etc. | 422 | 8 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 116 | 6 |
| Other Fish Shops | 83 | 1 |
| Cooked Meat & Preserved Foods | 193 | * |
| Visits Re. Shops Act | 365 | — |
| „ „ Diseases of Animals Act | 1 | — |
| „ „ Rat Infestation | 19 | — |
| „ „ Food and Drugs Act | 485 | — |
| ,, „ Merchandise Marks Act & | ||
| Markets | 590 | — |
| „ „ Public Health (London) Act | 14 | — |
| „ „ Food Poisoning | 9 | — |
| Sampling Visits | 570 | — |
| Fair Visits | 25 | — |
| School Visits | 28 | — |
| Miscellaneous Visits (including Flour Mills- | ||
| Cyanide Fumigation-2) | 423 | 15 |
| Interviews | 29 | — |
| Complaints Investigated | 108 | — |
| Totals | 5,437 | 126 |