Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1926
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Fried Fish and Fish-Curing Premises.
At the end of 1926 there were 51 fried fish
vendors' premises in the Borough, at three of which
curing was also carried on. There were 23 fish curers'
premises, including these three. Two hundred and
seven visits were made by the Food Inspector to these
premises, and 17 notices were served for insanitary
conditions.
Workshop Bakehouses.
In the County of London, the Metropolitan
Borough Councils are responsible for enforcing proper
sanitary conditions in all bakehouses, whether wholesale
or retail, which are workshops, that is, without
mechanical power. There are, in Bethnal Green, 57
workshop bakehouses, 17 of which are underground:
186 visits were made to them during the year,
resulting in the serving of 37 sanitary notices.
Factory Bakehouses.
There are in Bethnal Green 20 factory bakehouses,
7 of which are underground. In every case
the mechanism used, which causes the bakehouse to
be a factory, is a dough-mixer.
Generally speaking, the factory bakehouses are
kept clean and in a sanitary condition. Fifty-seven
inspections were made during the year, and arising out
of these visits, 2 notices were served.
Wholesale Dealers in Margarine.
The following premises are registered as being
occupied by wholesale dealers in margarine:-
136, 352, 374 and 420, Bethnal Green Road, 153
and 200, Brick Lane, 231, Cambridge Road, 19, 182,
199, 209, 211, Green Street, 282, 324a and 489,
Hackney Road and 43a, Old Ford Road.