Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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his attention was drawn to the requirements of the
Order at the time it came into operation. Representations have been made on several occasions to the London
County Council, as the licensing authority for cowhouses,
concerning the unsatisfactory character of
certain of these premises, which are of such old construction and so situated as to be difficult of alteration
to comply with modern standards.
Ice Cream Premises.
There were 160 ice cream premises recorded at
the end of the year, and 310 visits were paid to them
by the district inspectors: 37 notices were served.
Fried Fish and Fish-Curing Premises.
At the end of 1928 there were 44 fried fish vendors'
premises in the Borough, at one of which curing was
also carried on. There were 20 fish curers' premises,
including this one. One hundred and ninety-nine visits
were made by the Food Inspectors to these premises,
and 8 notices were served for insanitary conditions.
Workshop Bakehouses.
There are, in Bethnal Green, 48 workshop bakehouses, 17 of which are underground: 175 visits were
made to them during the year, resulting in the serving
of 19 sanitary notices.
Factory Bakehouses.
There are in Bethnal Green 22 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. Eighty inspections were made during the year, and two notices
were served.