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
Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Nature of Principal Business. | No. of Separate Premises. | No. of Dairymen registered. | Actual Food Businesses Conducted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject to some form of Legal Control. | ||||||||||
| As Dairies. | As Cow-sheds. | As Slaughterhouses. | As Wholesale Margarine Premises. | For Ice Cream. | For Cooked or Preserved Foods. | As Fish Fryers. | As Fish-Curers. | |||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
| Dairies | 161 | 161 | 161 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | — | — |
| Ice-Cream Vendors | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| Grocery and Provisions | 816 | 296 | 66 | — | — | 34 | 67 | 225 | — | — |
| Confectioners | 532 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 372 | 5 | — | — |
| Butchers | 231 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 211 | — | — |
| Slaughter-houses | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishmongers | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 7 | 22 |
| Fish Fryers | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 49 | 81 | 6 |
| Restaurants | 338 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 63 | 9 | — | — |
| Greengrocers | 425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Market Stalls | 164 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Food Factories | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 2903 | 471 | 240 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 566 | 548 | 88 | 29 |