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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

Croydon 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: The following table gives a summary of the inspections made during the year, not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies:—

The following table gives a summary of the inspections made during the year, not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies:—

Butchers1,312Greengrocers393
Bakers and Bakehouses436Grocers1,946
Confectioners598Stalls and Rounds other than in Markets136
Fishmongers292
Fried Fish Shops92Catering Establishments1,395
Poultry and Game
Dealers317Miscellaneous216
Cooked Meat Preparation Premises275
IceCream Vendors and Manufacturers8118.219

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85
Bakehouses 71
Bakers Shops 123
Sugar Confectioners 541
Cafes, Restaurants, Snack Bars and Eating
Houses and Kitchens 489
Works and Club Canteens 220
Public Houses 154
Off Licences 66
Grocers 616
Butchers 196
Chemists 98
Greengrocers 346
Fishmongers 94
Fried Fish Shops 48
Milk Distributors and Dairies 72
Premises from which Roundsmen and Mobile
Shops operate 47
Stalls in Markets 66
Food Manufactories 31
Other food premises not enumerated above 39
3,317
Of the above premises 827 are registered under Section 14 of
the Food and Drugs Act, as follows:—
Retail sale of ice-cream 627
Manufacturers of ic¬cream 7
Preparation or manufacture for sale of sausages,
or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food 193