Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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have to be to the satisfaction of this Health department before the
Food Office grant permission for the premises to open.
Food premises other than caterers are not so rigidly controlled,
and prospective occupiers are not bound to consult this department
before commencing business. Many of course, do so, and all others
are visited as soon as their existence becomes known.
Street Markets.
Much food is handled in the Street Markets and the appropriate
Department issued licences for 229 stalls during the year. In each
case any storage accommodation used for foodstuffs was inspected
throughout the year.
Licensed Premises and Public Houses.
There were 133 licensed premises in the Borough, 123 of which
were Public Houses. 114 inspections were carried out.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act.
Forty-six applications for names to be placed or retained in the
Council's list of sellers of part II poisons were approved by the
Council.
Each of the premises concerned were visited during the year.
Meat—diseased | 61,656 lbs. |
Meat—unsound | 21,318 „ |
Meat—products | 569 ,, |
Bacon | 18,600 „ |
Offals—diseased and unsound | |
Poultry | 7,701 „ |
Game | 465 .. |
Rabbits | 4,18I „ |
Cereals | 1,947 ,, |
Tinned foodstuffs | 65,995 ,, |
Fish | 594 ,, |
Cheese | 1,144 ,, |
Dried Fruit.. | 3,245 ,, |
Other foodstuffs | 6,263 ,, |
Total | 223,890 lbs. |
99.95 Tons, |