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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
Wood Green 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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(d) Inspection of Food Premises
The following visits were made to food premises during the
year and where defects were found,the requisite steps were taken
to have them remedied:
Butchers' Shops 1 105
Dairies and Milk Shops 85
Ice Cream Premises 77
Fried Fish Shops 9
Stalls 24
Other Food Premises 575
Middlesex County Council Act,1950 • Section 11 -
Registration of Hawkers of Food.
Sixty hawkers of food in the Borough are registered,
FACTORIES AND HOMEWORK
1. 1nspect ions
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspec tions | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| FACTORIES WITHOUT mechanical power | 41 | 29 | ||
| FACTORIES WITH mechanical power | 180 | 80 | 9 | _ |
| OTHER PREMISES in which Section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 2 | 2 | _ | .. |
| Total | 223 | 111 | 9 | - |
2. Defects Found
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecu tions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H M Inspec tor | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (a) insufficient | _ | _ | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Total | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |