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
Stepney 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 16
SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD)
| No. | Visits or Inspections | Notices | Legal Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Premises | 346 | 11 | — | |
| Milk Distributors - Dairies | 17 | |||
| Itinerant Vendors | 31 | |||
| Other | 218 | |||
| Licences issued to persons to sell designated milk | 510 | |||
| Ice Cream Premises - Sale | 262 | 156 | 12 | — |
| Manufacture | 29 | |||
| Storage | 3 | |||
| Prepared Food Premises - Meat | 89 | 314 | 78 | — |
| Fish | 53 | |||
| Other Premises | ||||
| Bakehouses - basement | 7 | 454 | 44 | 2 |
| level | 42 | |||
| Baker Shops | 65 | |||
| Butcher Shops and Stalls | 102 | 373 | 58 | 3 |
| Catering Establishments | 905 | 1300 | 168 | — |
| Fish Premises | 165 | 305 | 55 | — |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 653 | 570 | 83 | — |
| Grocers (Wholesale and Retail) | 400 | 974 | 80 | 5 |
| Public Houses and Off Licences | 280 | 225 | 26 | — |
| Poultry Dealers (excluding Butchers) | 85 | 212 | 36 | — |
| Railway Depots | 4 | 413 | — | — |
| Wharves | 42 | 797 | — | — |
| Miscellaneous Food Premises | 334 | 844 | 21 | — |
| Meat Vehicles | — | 99 | — | — |
| Revisits | — | 1435 | — | — |
| 8817 | 672 | 10 |
There are 2,973 food premises in the Borough. Some of the premises
listed above are included under more than one trade category.
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