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

Acton 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: School Buildings: —

School Buildings: —

Grammar 1; Primary and Secondary 11; Tech
nical 2 ; Special 1; Private 3 ; Total18
Butchers' Shops35
Fish Shops24
Fish and Chip Shops16
Greengrocers' Shops89
Grocery and Provision Shops154
Milk Shops42
Bakehouses20
Slaughterhouses2
Restaurants, Cafes, etc.129
Industrial Canteens203
Horseflesh (human consumption) shops2
Premises where ice-cream is manufactured6
Premises where ice-cream is sold122

Table: Premises registered under Section 14, Food & Drugs Act, 1938 (other than Ice-Cream premises): —

Premises registered under Section 14, Food & Drugs Act, 1938 (other than Ice-Cream premises): —

Manufacture of sausages29
Manufacture of sausage casings1
Manufacture of pies2
Preparation of pickles2
Preparation of preserves2
Preparation of lard1
Curing of bacon3
Smoking of fish1
Preserving of meat5
Potting of meat2
Canning of fruit1 - Total 49

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Dairies registered under the Milk & Dairies
Regulations, 1949:— 2
The large increase in time spent by the Sanitary Inspectors on
meat inspection at the slaughterhouses is reflected in the reduction
of work referred to in this Section of the report. The difficulties
in the Department have been accentuated by the inability to fill a
vacancy and by further reduction in the inspectorial staff as a
result of resignation.