London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Further details are given in the following table.
TABLE 12 Inspection of Food Premises
| Premises | Inspections | Notices served |
|---|---|---|
| Milkshops | 537 | 27 |
| Poultry Slaughterhouses | 125 | 1 |
| Butchers | 316 | 21 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 67 | 6 |
| Fish Curers | 58 | 3 |
| Restaurants | 301 | 19 |
| Bakehouses | 130 | 22 |
| Ice-Cream premises | 361 | 13 |
| Other food premises | 124 | 3 |
| Total | 2,019 | 115 |
(c) Unsound Food.
On 267 occasions during the year unsound food was examined
by the Food Inspectors and appropriate action taken. Details are
given in the following Table.
TABLE 13 Unsound Food
| Continental sausages | 1 | 12 | _ |
| Meat | 17 | 3 | |
| Fish | 11 | 77 and 1 box | |
| Potatoes | 6 | 28 | |
| Whelks | 2 | - | |
| Offal | 1 | 111 | |
| Flour machine sweepings | 1 | 70 | |
| Rabbits | 1 | 25 | |
| Butter | 1 | 19 | |
| Barley | 1 | _ | |
| Cheese | 89 ½ | ||
| Sweets | 62½ | ||
| Raisins | 50 | ||
| Sultanas | 30 | ||
| Ice-Cream powder | 28 | ||
| Macaroni | 22 | ||
| Bacon | 18 | ||
| Vermicelli | 14 | ||
| Cherries | 6 | ||
| Chocolate | 1 | ||
| Suet | 1 | ||
| 3 | 18 | 95 |