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
Greenwich 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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ANALYSIS OF IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED ON FOOD PREMISES. The following Table shows the number of instances improvements were effected as a result of the Food Inspector's inspections.
| Food Premises. | Work Done. | |
|---|---|---|
| Slaughterhouses and | ||
| Knackers' Yards | Cleansing and Limewashing | 12 |
| Eating Houses, Hotel | Extension of latrine accommodation | 1 |
| Kitchens, etc. | Food Kitchens cleansed and renovated | 16 |
| Sink waste-pipe fixed | 1 | |
| Drain and gully laid | 1 | |
| Yard paving repaired | 1 | |
| Butchers' Shops | Sausage-rooms cleansed and renovated | 7 |
| Premises cleansed and renovated | 1 | |
| Sink waste-pipe fixed | 1 | |
| Machinery cleansed | 1 | |
| Cold-store cleansed of moulds | 1 | |
| New Refrigerator fixed | 1 | |
| Dairies and Milkshops .. | Dairies cleansed, limewashed or painted | 9 |
| Yard paving repaired | 2 | |
| Store-room distempered | 1 | |
| Dustbin supplied | 1 | |
| Steam sterilising plant installed | 1 | |
| Bottle-washing machine repaired | 1 | |
| Ice-Cream Shops | Cleansed and limewashed | 3 |
| Cleansed and ceiling repaired | 1 | |
| Cleansed and painted | 1 | |
| Bakehouses | Painting or limewashing | 45 |
| Eaves-gutters and rain-water pipe fixed | 3 | |
| W.C. Pan and Trap fixed | 2 | |
| Staircase and floor repaired | 4 | |
| Dustbins supplied . | 2 | |
| Flushing cistern repaired | 1 | |
| Yard gully fixed | 1 | |
| Pastry benches fixed | 2 | |
| Premises rat-proofed | 1 | |
| Sink fixed | 1 | |
| Fried Fish Shops | Staff-room wall repaired | 1 |
| Frying rooms cleansed, limewashed or painted | 5 | |
| Rainwater pipe repaired | 1 | |
| Frying ranges fixed | 2 | |
| Yard paved | 1 | |
| Roofs repaired | 2 | |
| Eaves-gutters renewed | 2 | |
| Eel-pie Shops | Bench covered with zinc | 1 |
| Pie-room cleansed and limewashed .. | 1 | |
| Wharves and Cold-Stores | Cutting-bench re-covered with galvaniset plate | 1 |
| Cutting and Packing room limewashed | 1 | |
| Sweet Factory | Dust-screen erected | 1 |