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
Finsbury 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION E
FOOD
Food Premises:
| The number of known food premises in the borough at the end of the year was as follows:- | |
| Restaurants, cafes and snack bars | 159 |
| Public Houses | 124 |
| Off-licence premises(retail & shops) | 10 |
| Breweries, Distilleries, etc. | 13 |
| Factory canteens | 78 |
| Commercial canteens | approx. 50 |
| Dairies and milk distributors etc. | 134 |
| Ice Cream sellers | 162 |
| Confectioners(sweets) shops | 75 |
| Bakers shops | 24 |
| Bakehouses(i) Basement 7 | 16 |
| (ii) Above ground 9 | |
| Grocers & provision shops(retail) | 42 |
| Provision merchants(wholesale) | 12 |
| Cheese importers(wholesale) | 3 |
| Greengrocers & fruiterers | 22 |
| Fish shops | 3 |
| Fish curers | 3 |
| Fried fish shops | 9 |
| Eel & pie shops | 6 |
| Poultry dealers(wholesale) | 3 |
| Butchers shops(retail) | 37 |
| Wholesale butchers & offal dealers | 35 |
| Wholesale horseflesh dealer | 1 |
| Bacon factories | 7 |
| Sausage factories | 2 |
| Sausage casing merchants | 3 |
| Meat extract factory | 1 |