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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SECTION E
FOOD
General:
Food Premises: The number of Food Premises in the Borough has not
changed greatly since last year.
The numbers of various classes of food premises is as follows:-
Restaurants, cafes, snack bars
134
Public Houses
99
Off Licensed Premises
10
Licensed Clubs
25
Breweries, Distilleries etc.
8
Factory Canteens
71
Commercial Canteens
45
Dairies & Milk Distributors
124
Ice Cream, Manufacturers
3
Ice Cream Sellers
156
Confectioners (sweets) shops
79
Bakers Shops
21
Bakehouses (a) Basement
6
(b) Above ground
9
Grocery & provisions shops (retail)
57
Provision merchants (wholesale)
11
Greengrocers & fruiterers
24
Cheese importers
3
Fish Shops
2
Fish curers
2
Fried Fish Shops
9
Eel & pie shops
5
Poultry dealers (wholesale)
6
Butchers shops (retail)
39
Wholesale butchers & offal merchants
62
Bacon factories
7
Sausage factories
2
Sausage casing merchants
3
Meat Extract factory
1
Public Cold Stores
6
Soft Drinks Manufacturer
1
Chemists shops (retail)
15
Manufacturing wholesale chemists
9
In addition to the above established food premises, there are approximately
132 street market stalls in the three markets dealing in various foodstuffs.
Note. In the above list some premises are enumerated in more than one
category.
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