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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Type of Business | No. of premises | No. of Inspections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total B/f. | 669 | ||
| Milk Pasteurising Establishments | 1 | ||
| Bottled Milk Depots | 2 | 186 | |
| Milk shops | 137 | ||
| Eel and Pie shops | 3 | 5 | |
| Pood Factories | 6 | 19 | |
| Fishmongers' shops | 28 | 84 | |
| Fried Fish shops | 32 | 58 | |
| General Food shops | 225 | 883 | |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 121 | 416 | |
| Horseflesh butchers | 3 | 1 | |
| Ice Cream (Manufacturers and Dealers) | 170 | 302 | |
| Licensed Premises | 104 | 102 | |
| Restaurants and Dining rooms | 148 | 683 | |
| Stalls | 100 | 1,693 | |
| Stallholders' Storage premises | 44 | 54 | |
| Other Food premises | 12 | 361 | |
| Totals | 1, 342 | 5,521 | |
Details of the more important improvements which have been effected in food premises during the year are given below:-
| Wash-hand basins | 14 | ||||
| Water heaters | 22 | ||||
| New sinks provided | 13 | ||||
| New .W. C.'s provided | 4 | ||||
| W.Co's repaired and cleansed | 9 | ||||
| Kitchens, preparation rooms etc redecorated | 74 | ||||
| Floors renewed or repaired | 5 | ||||
| Shops fronts repaired or redecorated | 19 | ||||
| New dustbins | 41 | ||||
| Counter cases for the protection of food | 5 | ||||
| Improvements to ventilation | 2 | ||||
| Counter refrigerators | 5 | ||||
| Gas stoves repaired or renewed | 4 | ||||
| New refrigerators | 6 | ||||
| New counters | 10 | ||||
| Yards cleaned and repaired | 16 | ||||
| Refuse removed | 6 | ||||
| First Aid Kits provided | 11 | ||||
| Renewal of work benches | 2 | ||||
| Clothes Stores provided | 2 | ||||
Under the provisions of Section 16 of the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, parts of
premises used for the preparation of certain specified articles of food must be
registered with the local authority
Following the re-inspection and registration of premises under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, the number on register at the end of the year were as follows:-
| Premises registered for preparation of preserved food | 54 |
| Premises registered for manufacture, storage and ice cream | 3 |
| Premises registered for storage and sale of ice cream | 182 |
At the beginning of the ice cream season one large scale manufacturer ceased to
manufacture, obtaining his supplies from another source as a temporary experiment.
The final decision as to the continued use of the premises has not been made.