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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
Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following is a summary of the number of registered premises in the Borough at end of year:—
| Manufacture of ice-cream | 75 |
| Storage and sale of ice-cream | 62 |
| Fried fish shops | 17 |
| Butchers' shops and stalls | 1 05 |
| Other premises, bacon smoking premises, etc., where food is cooked, preserved or pickled | 85 |
| Total number of premises | 344 |
All the premises were regularly visited during the year.
Cowhouses.—There are no cowhouses in the Borough.
Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations
1925-1927.
All the samples submitted for examination are reported by the
Public Analyst to have been tested for preservatives, the presence
of which was reported in six formal samples of sausages; warnings
were sent in five cases and proceedings taken in one instance.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
No premises in the Borough are known where artificial cream
is manufactured or sold.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 (Part II).
This Act came into force on 1st May, 1936.
Forty-four applicants were approved during the year by the
Council as Listed Sellers of Poisons.
In connection with the duties placed upon the Council by
this Act, 115 visits of inspection have been made.
The Listed Sellers of Poisons in this Borough are now fully
informed of the requirements of the Act and Poison Rules made
under the Act. They have been advised, in any case of doubt, to
make application at the Town Hall for guidance, and advantage
has been taken of this in many instances.
Four samples have been taken, and each was found to comply
with the requirements.