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217 [1907
MRS. YOUNG'S REPORT.
Town Hall,
Upper Street, N.
30th March, 1908.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
Herewith I have pleasure in presenting to you a report of the work done during the
year 1907 in reference to Restaurant Kitchens and Outworkers' premises.
During that period 3,056 calls and inspections have been made, as follows :—
Inspections of Restaurant Kitchens 723
Re-inspections and calls 655
Inspection of Homeworkers' premises 937
Re-inspections and calls 741
3,056
279 Notices were served to cover 847 defects.
272 Workroom cards delivered specifying cubic space.
Restaurant Kitchens.—452 Kitchens, with 593 Workrooms were on the register at the
close of the year. At the beginning of the year there were 336; of these 22 have been
closed.
The following is a brief summary of the general conditions (satisfactory or otherwise)
found on inspection :—
Satisfactory.
Unsatisfactory.
Total.
Restaurants
45
31
76
Do. attached to Public-Houses
61
10
71
Coffee and Dining Rooms
168
94
262
Tea Rooms
73
28
101
Fried Fish shops
66
41
107
Ham and Beef shops
22
10
32
Stewed eel shops
12
9
21
Tripe, etc., shops
3
2
5
Oyster Bars
2
1
3
Provision shops selling cooked meat
31
14
45
Total
483
240
723
813 defects were founds, as below :—
Dirty walls, ceilings or floors 125
Dirty and dilapidated walls and ceilings 14
Defective floors 22
Want of proper ventilation 20
Drinking water cistern requiring cleansing ; or cover 40