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
Chelsea 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
As required by current legislation;, registers are maintained of all
persons engaged in carrying on trades connected with the manufacture,
storagej and sale of food.
Traders and their staffs are kept well informed of the latest
methods adopted for the hygienic handling, wrapping and delivery of food, and
the great majority are appreciative of such advice,,
The following summary gives details of the type of businesses receiving the attention of the Public Health Department :-
| Bakehouses | 6 |
| Butchers | 26 |
| Milk Retailers (including Dairies) | 51 |
| Food Factories | 5 |
| Fried Fish Premises | 3 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Retailers | 33 |
| General Provision Merchants | 42 |
| Hotels and Public Houses | 52 |
| Restaurants, Dining Rooms, Canteens, etc. | 193 |
| Wet Fish Retailers | 9 |
| Wet and Dry Fish Retailers | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Premises | 29 |
+ Includes Off-Licences, Bottling Stores, Cake and Sweet Shops.
As required under Section 16 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1955, or other
local Acts, the registration of 123
premises for the storage and sale of
Ice Cream, and 35 premises for the sale
of Preserved Food is operative,.