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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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TABLE 7
INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
| Premises | Inspections | Notices Served | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milkshops | 163 | 16 | |||
| Poultry Slaughterers | 84 | - | |||
| Butchers | 330 | 4 | |||
| Pried Pish Shops | 35 | 2 | |||
| Pish Curers | 17 | 1 | |||
| Wet Pish Shops | 9 | - | |||
| Restaurants | 234 | 14 | |||
| Factory Canteens | 9 | - | |||
| Bakehouses | 107 | 7 | |||
| Ice-cream Premises | 267 | 6 | |||
| Grocers | 48 | 2 | |||
| Greengrocers | 48 | 7 | |||
| Other Food Premises | 140 | 7 | |||
| Total | 1,491 | 66 | |||
(c) Unsound Food
During the year under review Pood Inspectors examined and
took appropriate action in relation to unsound food on 225
occasions. Details of the food together with quantities are set
out below.
UNSOUND FOOD
| Description of Article | Quantity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts. | lbs. | ||
| Vegetables | - | 15 | - | |
| Fruit | 1 | 14 | - | |
| Meat | - | 5 | 60 | |
| Bacon | - | - | ¾ | |
| Fish | - | 2 | 70 | |
| Cheese | - | - | 3 | |
| Butter | - | - | ½ | |
| Margarine | - | - | ¾ | |
| Sugar | - | - | 10½ | |
| Tea | - | - | ½ | |
| 2 | 17 | 34 | ||