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Bethnal Green 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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render the milk less unsuitable for the young of another
species.
Ice Cream Premises.
There were 159 ice cream premises registered at
the end of the year, and 297 visits were paid to them
by the district inspectors : 30 notices were served.
Fried Fish and Fish-Curing Premises.
At the end of 1932 there were 43 fried fish vendors'
premises in the Borough, at two of which curing was
also carried on. There were 19 fish curers' premises,
including these two. Two hundred and fifty-eight visits
were made by the Food Inspectors to these premises,
and 14 notices were served for insanitary conditions.
Workshop Bakehouses.
There are, in Bethnal Green, 37 workshop bakehouses,
10 of which are underground: 118 visits were
made to them during the year, resulting in the serving
of 3 sanitary notices.
Factory Bakehouses.
There are, in Bethnal Green, 26 factory bakehouses,
9 of which are underground. In nearly 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.
One hundred and seven inspections were made
during the year, and 4 notices were served.
Other Premises used for the Preparation or Sale
of Food.
There were 196 such premises on the register, the
majority being restaurant-kitchens or butchers' shops.