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Hornsey 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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REGISTRATION OF HAWKERS OF FOOD
AND THEIR STORAGE PREMISES
Eight Hawkers were registered under the Middlesex County Council
Act, 1950.
REGISTRATION OF PREMISES FOR THE
MANUFACTURE OF PRESERVED FOODS
No registrations were effected under the provisions of Section 14 of
the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the pickling of meat.
The total number of registered premises in the Borough is 58.
FOOD PREMISES
Inspections of Food Premises were made during the year as follows:—
| 1st. Insp. | Re-Insp. | 1st. Insp. | Re-Insp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses and Bakers' Shops | 65 | 58 Grocers' Shops | 216 | 91 |
| Butchers' Shops | 51 | 66 Ice Cream Premises | 56 | 44 |
| Cooked Meat Shops | 10 | 2 Milkshops | 13 | 1 |
| Confectioners | 60 | 52 Public Houses | 37 | 54 |
| Fish Shops ... | 30 | 44 Restaurants, Cafes, etc. | 76 | 85 |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 46 | 47 Other Food Shops | 3 | 2 |
TOTAL INSPECTIONS MADE 1,209
The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human consumption. Wherever possible this was disposed of as salvage:—
| Cwt. | lbs. | Cwts. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Vegetables | 2 | 6 | Mincemeat | . | 3 |
| Canned Fruit and Fruit Juices | 19 | 58 | Cereals | . | 8 |
| Canned Meat | 12 | 7 | Cakes | . | 7 |
| Canned Fish | . | 35 | Puddings | . | 109 |
| Canned Soup | . | 102 | Sweets | . | 5 |
| Canned Jam and Marmalade | 1 | 72 | Lemonade Powder | . | 37 |
| Meat and Bacon | 9 | 65 | Liquid Whole Egg | . | 27 |
| Poultry | . | 79 | Squash | 4 pints | |
| Fish | 3 | 6 | Vinegar | 48 pints | |
| Cheese | . | 27 | Canned Milk | 220¾ pints | |
| Pickles | . | 6 | |||
TOTAL FOOD CONDEMNED:-51 cwts., 99 lbs., 220¾ pints of Milk, 48 pints
of Vinegar and 4 pints of Squash.
213 visits were made to food premises in connection with condemnation.
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