London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bethnal Green 1946

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS OF FOOD, &c. During the year, 17 bacteriological or special chemical examinations were made as follows:—

SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS OF FOOD, &c. During the year, 17 bacteriological or special chemical examinations were made as follows:—

Pasteurised Milk2
Ice Cream9
Camembert Cheese2
Pork1
Water from Swimming Bath2
Scrapings from sink1

Text

Copy text to clipboard

UNSOUND FOOD.
The number of occasions on which unsound food
was condemned by the Food Inspectors was the same
as in the previous year, 259. This figure is considerably
higher than the pre-war level, due to the fact
that the Ministry of Food control system requires
all unsaleable food to be inspected and officially condemned
prior to disposal. Vegetables, fruit and
tinned food of various kinds constituted the bulk
of the food condemned.

Table: The following premises in which food is prepared r deposited for sale were supervised and inspected y the sanitary staff :

The following premises in which food is prepared r deposited for sale were supervised and inspected y the sanitary staff :

Milkshops ...216
Poultry slaughterhouses ...201
Butchers219
Fish shops ......135
Restaurants222
Bakehouses93
Ice Cream Vendors138
Other premises15
Total number of inspections1,239.