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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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of the duties performed and inspections undertaken during the year
by the Food Inspectors.
The following table is a statistical record of the major proportion of the duties performed and inspection undertaken during the year by the food Inspector.
| Premises Inspected or Visits Made. | No. of Visits | No. of Premises at which Improve— ments were effected |
|---|---|---|
| Caterers', Restaurants, etc. | 269 | 18 |
| Grocers | 249 | 16 |
| Butchers' Shops | 180 | 14 |
| Dairies, milk shops | 106 | 1 |
| Licensed Victuallers | 91 | 7 |
| Wharves and Factories | 240 | — |
| Bakehouses | 68 | 8 |
| Ice-Cream Shops, etc. | 247 | 7 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 2 | |
| Other Fish Shops | 4 | |
| Cooked Meat & Preserved Foods | 81 | * |
| Visits Re. Shops Act | 99 | — |
| „ „ Diseases of Animals Act | 2 | — |
| „ „ Rat Infestation | 4 | — |
| „ „ Food and Drugs Act | 266 | — |
| „ „ Merchandise Marks Act & Markets | 255 | — |
| „ „ Public Health (London) Act. | 17 | — |
| „ „ Food Poisoning | 20 | — |
| Sampling Visits | 250 | — |
| Fair Visits | 22 | — |
| School Visits... | 27 | — |
| Miscellaneous Visits (including Flour Mills-Cyanide Fumigation) | 214 | 5 |
| Interviews | 33 | — |
| Complaints Investigated | 63 | — |
| Totals | 2,896 | 82 |
'Included under Grocers' and Butchers' Shops.
Bakehouses.—Of the 16 premises in the Borough being used
as bakehouses at the end of the year, 2 were of the basement type
in respect of which Suitability Certificates were in operation.
Under the provisions of Section 54 of the Factories Act, 1937, all
basement premises were subjected to their quinquennial inspection
in 1953 and in two cases the bakehouses were found to be satisfactory
for continuance of their respective Certificates of Suitability.
Suitability certificates in respect of the two other basement bakehouses,
viz: 29 Blackheath Hill, S.E.10 and 115, Trafalgar Road,
S.E.10., were temporarily extended until such time as the alternative
premises at Plumbridge Street, S.E.10 were completed. These
alternative premises became available and the Certificates of Suit-