London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Food Shops and Food Premises (Other than Catering
Establishments)
Types of businesses and summary of inspections:—
| Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses (underground included) | 34 |
| Dairies and milkshops | 183 |
| Ice Cream premises | 111 |
| Meat shops | 247 |
| Other meat shops (preserved food, etc.) | 27 |
| Stalls | 259 |
| Confectioners | 66 |
| Fruit and greengrocery | 131 |
| Provision shops | 515 |
| Fish and poultry | 109 |
| Fried fish shops | 2 |
| *Other food premises | 519 |
| 2,203 |
Included in the above totals are 141 visits of enquiry in relation to
food poisoning outbreaks.
*Other Food Premises.
Under this heading are included:—
(1) Off licences.
(2) Food factories.
(3) Bonded warehouses.
(4) Chemists' shops.
(5) Visits made in connection with applications for entry on the
List of Persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II
of the Poisons List.
(6) Visits of enquiry regarding adulterated samples.
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 3 |
| Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 | 8 |
| 11 | |
| Nuisances and defective conditions found:— | |
| Dirty, dilapidated internally | 1 |
| Preparation tables and equipment worn and insanitary | 4 |
| Washing-up facilities worn and insanitary | 4 |
| Staff washing facilities insufficient and unsuitable | 3 |
| Rubbish and other extraneous materials in food preparation rooms | 1 |
| Smoking in food premises | 3 |