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Camberwell 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
Registration of Food Premises.
The premises in Camberwell at the end of the year which
were registered with the local authority in accordance with the
requirements of Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938,
were as follows: —
Sale, manufacture or storage of ice cream 388
Manufacture of sausages 143
Preparation or manufacture of: —
Potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat 222
Potted, pickled or preserved fish 101
Potted, pickled or preserved other foods 36
Supervision of Food Premises.
The following table shows the numbers of visits of inspections paid during the year by the district sanitary inspectors to premises where food is manufactured, stored or sold:—
| Type of Premises. | No. of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses 77 | 77 |
| Bakers and Confectioners | 80 |
| Butchers | 41 |
| Cooked and Preserved Meat Shops | 39 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 111 |
| Fishmongers and Shell Fish Vendors | 58 |
| Fish Fryers | 67 |
| Fish Curers | 184 |
| Food Factories | 32 |
| Ice Cream vendors | 438 |
| Public Houses | 46 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 477 |
| Slaughterhouses | 16 |
| Street Markets | 1,152 |
| Street Traders Food Stores | 19 |
| Other Food Premises | 1,909 |
| Total | 4,846 |
Unsound Food.
The services of the Food Inspector are available for any
trader who has any food which is suspected to be unfit for human