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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

Bethnal Green 1947

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

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Table: SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS OF FOOD, &c. During the year, 5 bacteriological or special chemical examinations were made as follows:—

SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS OF FOOD, &c. During the year, 5 bacteriological or special chemical examinations were made as follows:—

Ice Cream2
Dinner1
Water from deep well2

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UNSOUND FOOD.
The number of occasions on which unsound food
was condemned by the Food Inspectors was 307.

Table: INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES. The following premises in which food is prepared or deposited for sale were supervised and inspected by the sanitary staff :

INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES. The following premises in which food is prepared or deposited for sale were supervised and inspected by the sanitary staff :

Milkshops153
Poultry slaughterhouses171
Butchers182
Fish shops97
Restaurants205
Bakehouses86
Ice Cream Vendors141
Other premises24
Total number of inspections1,059