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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION E
FOOD
GENERAL:
POOD PREMISES:
There has been little variation in recent years in the number of food premises in the Borough apart from some increase in those selling ice-cream The numbers of those known in the Borough now are:
| Restaurants, cafes and snack bars, | 155 | |
| Public Houses | 120 | |
| Off-licence premises (retail & shops) | 11 | |
| Breweries, Distilleries, etc. | 13 | |
| Factory canteens. | 75 | |
| Commercial canteens | 50 | |
| Dairies and milk distributors etc. | 128 | |
| Ice-Cream Sellers. | 170 | |
| 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. | 1 | |