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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
Greenwich 1925
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925
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Slaughterhouses.-The number of slaughterhouses in use in the Borough are as follow:-
| In 1920. | In January, 1925. | In December, 1925. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | — | — | — |
| Licensed | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 |
Thirty-six inspections were made by the Inspectors during
the year.
Other Foods.—Places where food is prepared have been visited on 166 occasions, improvements being required in 18 instances as detailed below :—
| Class of Premises. | Number of Lists. | Number of Inspections. | Number of instance where matters needed attention. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At endof 1924. | Added 1925. | Removed 1925. | At endof 1925. | |||
| Hotel Kitchens | 6 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| Eating Houses | 51 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 54 | 7 |
| Fried-Fish Shops | 33 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 7 |
| Pork Butchers and Sausage Manu-facturers | 25 | - | - | 25 | 45 | - |
| Mineral Water Manufacturers | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Others | 19 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
| Totals | 135 | 10 | 6 | 139 | 166 | 18 |
The 18 instances where matters needed attention included 4
cases where the premises generally, or kitchen and scullery particularly,
needed cleansing and lime-washing, 9 where the sanitary
arrangements were defective, 2 where the gutting sheds were not
satisfactory and 2 where the yard was foul. The trade of gutting
and curing was stopped in one case owing to the premises being
unsuitable.