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

Bermondsey 1959

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959

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Table: SECTION 14, FOOD & DRUGS ACT

SECTION 14, FOOD & DRUGS ACT

Inspections
Ice Cream Premises21865
Preserved Food, etc.84210

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DISPOSAL OF UNSOUND FOOD
Condemned food suitable for animal feeding is disposed of for
this purpose under supervision.
Condemned food for destruction is collected by Council's van
and barged with household refuse.

Table: FOOD PREMISES AND TYPES OF BUSINESS

FOOD PREMISES AND TYPES OF BUSINESS

Restaurants, cafes and snack bars104
Factory Canteens78
Grocers and General Provisions123
Butchers44
Greengrocers and Fruiterers73
Fishmongers and Curers26
Bakers and Pastrycooks30
Confectioners56
Public Houses139
Food Factories178
Wholesale Food Stores112
Food Wharves and Depots53

Table: CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS

CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS

Inspections and re-visits788
Notices served65

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UNSOUND FOOD
The general inspection of food in shops and on stalls forms part
of the duty of the District Public Health Inspectors. Food, in the
quantities stated, came under the notice of the Inspectors during the
year, and being found unfit for human consumption was destroyed
or disposed of for purposes other than human food.