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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
Hampstead 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table of inspections and work carried out:—
| Inspections made | 159 |
| Lime washing carried out | 20 |
| Lumber removed from slaughter-houses | 2 |
| New flushing cistern to water closet | 1 |
| Water closets cleansed | 4 |
| New galvanized iron offal bins provided | 2 |
The following is a list of the existing slaughter-houses in the
Borough:— 40, England's Lane 17, High Street 69 High Street
242, Belsize Road; 6, Fairfax Mews.
Restaurant Kitchens.
These kitchens have been kept under observation during the year
and their sanitary conditions supervised.
Reference to Table XVII page 111 gives a, list of the 49 restaurant
kitchens on the Register at the end 1904.
Premises where Food is Prepared or Stored.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors have visited the various
food shops in the Borough.
The instances in which it became necessary to draw the occupiers'
attention to matters in regard to which improvement might with advantage
be effected, were few in number, but there can be no doubt that the visits
of the Inspectors were of considerable value.
The number of premises inspected during the year, together with the nature of the business carried on, are as follows:—
| Butchers and pork butchers | 57 |
| Confectioners | 44 |
| Grocers. | 72 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 65 |
| Provision and cheesemongers | 47 |
| Fishmongers | 21 |
| Fried fish | 5 |
| General shops | 20 |
| 331 |