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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
Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Summary of Work of Food Inspector for 52 Weeks ended December 31st, 1938.
| Complaints received | 23 |
| Complaints found to be justified | 2 |
| Inspections:— | |
| Street markets | 1,709 |
| Bakehouses | 245 |
| Fish curers' premises | 271 |
| Fried fish shops | 494 |
| Ice cream premises | 634 |
| Restaurants and eating houses | 467 |
| Slaughterhouses | 88 |
| Other food premises | 3,879 |
| Carcases inspected | 614 |
| Organs inspected | 1,383 |
| Carcases condemned | Nil |
| Organs condemned | 94 |
| Inspections not defined | 190 |
| Re-inspections | 660 |
| Food surrendered (parcels of varying weights) | 42 |
| Certificates granted for Foodstuffs for export | 10 |
| Number of food premises defects found and remedied | 204 |
| Number of intimations served | 146 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 4 |
| Merchandise Marks Order Imported Goods | 29 |
| Shops Act, 1934 | 41 |
Butter Factories and Wholesale Dealers in Margarine.
No application for registration under the provisions of the
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, was received during the
year.
At the end of 1938 there were 15 wholesale dealers in margarine
on the register of this Authority.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
Frequent inspections were made during the year to ensure
that the requirements of the Orders in Council made under the
above Act prohibiting the sale or exposure for sale of certain
imported foodstuffs, unless they bore an indication of the country
of origin, were being observed.
In the few instances where it was found that the Orders were
not being obeyed, either verbal or written cautions were administered.