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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
Fulham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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INSPECTIONS OF FOOD PREMISES
| Type of Business | No. on Register | No. of Inspections | Contraventions found | Premises made fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses (Non-basement) | 28 | 60 | 4 | 4 |
| Bakehouses (Basement) | 9 | – | ||
| Bread and Cake shops | 11 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Butchers' shops | 75 | 454 | 18 | 15 |
| Confectionery | 68 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooked Meat shops | 15 | 47 | 2 | 2 |
| Milk Pasteurising Establishments | 1 | 145 | – | – |
| Bottled Milk Depots | 2 | – | – | |
| Milk shops | 134 | – | ||
| Eel and Pie shops | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| Food Factories. | 6 | 29 | 4 | 4 |
| Fishmongers' shops | 28 | 83 | 10 | 10 |
| Fried Fish shops | 34 | 78 | 13 | 11 |
| General Food shops | 226 | 889 | 25 | 22 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 120 | 310 | 26 | 17 |
| Horseflesh butchers | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Ice Cream (Manufacturers and Dealers) | 254 | 588 | 17 | 15 |
| Licensed Premises | 105 | 170 | 3 | 3 |
| Restaurants and Working Class Dining rooms | 146 | 774 | 75 | 63 |
| Stalls | 98 | 471 | 20 | 18 |
| Stallholders Storage premises | 40 | 63 | 11 | 11 |
| Other Food premises | 15 | 569 | 16 | 14 |
| Totals | 1, 421 | 4, 828 | 249 | 214 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 COMPLAINTS
| No. | Nature of Complaint | Action taken |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepsi-Cola. Unusual taste | Not justified. Letter to complainant |
| 2 | "Thin" milk | Satisfactory. Letter to complainant |
| 3 | Sausage with "peculiar taste" | Sample obtained. Satisfactory |
| 4 | Lead foil in milk bottle | Letter to firm |
| 5 | Foreign matter in milk bottle | Letter to firm |
| 6 | Foreign matter in milk bottle | No action |
| 7 | in swiss bun | Letter to firm |
| 8 | Cockroach in meat patty | Fined £10 – Kensington Petty Sessions. 29.5.56 |
| 9 | Metal in steak and kidney pie | Investigations at factory |
| 9 10 | Insect in tin of Vitacup | Letter to producers |
| 11 | Unpleasant taste to chocolate eclairs | Letter to producers |
| 12 | Dark substance in bread roll | Letter to producers |
| 13 14 | Pieces of wood in loaf | Letter to producers |
| 14 | Foreign matter in loaf | Letter to producers |