London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Willesden 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table 40

Food unfit for human consumption

MeatMiscellaneous
Bacon3.462½ lbs.Apricot pulp2 cwt. 46 lbs.
Beefex3
Cooked91½ lbs.Chicken pie2½ lbs.
Tinned4,836 lbs.Cakes14
Raw3.1574½ lbs.Chocolates69 lbs.
FishCocoa½ lb.
Cordial5 bottles
Cream127 tins
Tinned942 tinsCreamed rice5 tins
Custard powder4 pkts.
Raw463 lbs.Frozen fish fingers35½ lbs.
VegetablesFrozen peas and beans59½ lbs.
Fruit juice112 tins
Tinned4.278 tinsHoney4 lbs.
Ice cream82 pkts.
RawJellies6 pkts.
FruitLemon pie filler6 lbs.
Lemonade crystals7 tins
Tinned9.145 tinsMeat pies9
RawProcessed coffee1 tin
Salad cream84 bottles
Bread, flour, cereals, etc.89½ lbs.Sausages67½ lbs.
Preserves391 lbs.Soup (tins)775
Soup (pkts.)12
Cheese25¾ lbs.Syrup1 tin
Tinned milk2,562 tinsTomato pulp5 tons, 15 cwt. 99 lbs.

Table 41

Types of food premises

Baker30
Bread and confectionery35
Dairy3
Butcher120
Grocer and general store337
Fishmonger and fish fryer47
Cafe and restaurant144
Greengrocer and fruiterer126
Ice cream and sweet shop219
Food stall10
Public house40
Works canteen113
School canteen15
Food factory7
Other food premises31
Total1,277
Inspections and revisits:
Inspections2,962
Revisits1,686
Total4,648

Table 42 Improvements in food premises

Premises unsatisfactory on 31.12.56130
Unsatisfactory during the year466
Premises made satisfactory during the year537
Unsatisfactory on 31.12.5759