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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Fried Fish and Fish-Curing Premises.
At the end of 1935 there were 34 fried fish vendors'
premises in the Borough. There were 19 fish curers'
premises. 339 visits were made by the Food Inspectors
to these premises, and 39 notices were served
for insanitary conditions.
Workshop Bakehouses.
There are, in Bethnal Green, 36 workshop bakehouses,
10 of which are underground : 145 visits were
made to them during the year, resulting in the serving
of 14 sanitary notices.
Factory Bakehouses.
There are also 30 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.
137 inspections were made during the year, and
10 notices were served.
Other Premises used for the Preparation or
Sale of Food.
There were 219 such premises on the register, the
majority being restaurant-kitchens or butchers'
shops.
922 inspections were made during the year, and
arising out of such inspections 95 notices to remedy
faults or insanitary conditions were issued.
Slaughterhouses.
There are two licensed slaughterhouses in the
Borough, situated at :—
294, Bethnal Green Road.
354, Bethnal Green Road.