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Deptford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE FOOD SUPPLY.
This naturally falls under three headings :—
I. Supervision of premises where food is stored, prepared, or from
which it is sold or distributed.
II. Examination of food as to its soundness.
III. Sampling of food to determine its composition or sophistication.
These duties are distributed amongst the members of the Inspectorial
Staff and, although the Food Inspector is primarily responsible
for the purity of the food, this duty, particularly in respect of milk and
the soundness of food, is shared, but to a less degree, by all the Inspectors.
The following is a tabular statement of the visits made by Mr. Yates, Food Inspector :—
| No. of Visits. | |
|---|---|
| Market inspection | 96 |
| Food premises (Restaurants, etc.) | 154 |
| Fish premises | 24 |
| Slaughterhouses | 233 |
| Butchers' premises | 922 |
| Milk premises | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 71 |
| Calls (Stalls, etc.) | 537 |
| 2050 |
Inspector Webster deals with the inspection of imported food at
St. George's Wharf. He made 255 visits during the year under review.
I. Food Premises.
1. Milkshops. Administration of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
17 applications for registration (including 11 transfers) in respect of
premises were granted during the year. At the end of the year there
were 121 premises registered for the sale of milk. In addition to the
above, 105 persons were registered for the sale of unopened bottled milk
only, and 37 persons or firms trading from premises outside the Borough
were registered as purveyors within the Borough. Bottling of milk
is carried out at 23 premises.