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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
Hackney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In addition, there are a large number of itinerant vendors who
hawk food around the streets. The stores of all street traders in
food were inspected before a licence was granted or renewed.
Eighty-five complaints as to the condition of food premises or
the food sold were received during the year. Notices were served
or warnings given, as required. In a number of cases unsound food
was surrendered for destruction and a number of samples were
submitted for examination.
One hundred and twenty-one notices were served for defects or
contraventions of the law relating to food premises.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.—Samples of food
for chemical analysis are collected by the Sanitary Inspectors who
are appointed to act as Sampling Officers under this Act. Ihose
samples taken in strict conformity with the requirements of the
The following is a summary of the food premises in the Borough that are regulated by Statute, together with the number of inspections made:-
| No of premisses. | No of inspection made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Cream Act, 1929 | Artificial Cream Factories | 2 | 4 |
| Factory and Workshops Acts, 19011907 | Bakehouses (above ground) Do. (below ground) | 50 | 269 |
| 48 | |||
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 | Wholesale Margarine Dealers | 26 | 26 |
| Do. do. | Butter Factories | 1 | 12 |
| Hackney Borough Council By-laws, 1927 | Market Streets with Food Stalls | .. | 519 |
| London County Council Bv-laws, | Slaughter-houses—Cattle | 11 | 522 |
| 1891 | Do. do. Poultry | 3 | |
| London County Council By-laws, | Fish Friers | 56 | 148 |
| 1914 | Fish shops (wet) | 12 | 65 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908 | Coffee Shops, Restaurants, etc. | 172 | 183 |
| Do. do. | Food Street Traders' Stores | 333 | 338 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, and Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924 | Butchers' Shops (notregd.) | 108 | 257 |
| Do. do. | Do. Stalls ,, ,, | 42 | 2269 |
| Do. do. | Do. Stores ,, ,, | 41 | 93 |
| Do. do. | Provision Shops ,, ,, | 256 | 283 |
| Do. do. | Food Factories | 17 | 65 |
| Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 | Dairymen | 209 | 381 |
| Purveyors of Milk in Closed Receptacles | 297 | ||
| Cowhouses | 3 | 25 | |
| London County Council (General Powers )Act, 1932 | Ice Cream Premises | 221 | 381 |
| Preserved Food Premises:— | |||
| Butchers' Shops, etc. | 86 | 86 | |
| Provision Shops | 33 | 33 | |
| Fish Curers | 33 | 33 | |
| Greengrocers' | 148 | 148 | |
| Others | 9 | 9 | |
| 2217 | 6149 | ||