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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Bakehouses—At the end of the year, 12 premises in the
Borough were being used as bakehouses, none of which was
underground.
Bakehouses and bakers' shops were visited on 36 occasions
and, as a result of the inspections, 8 sanitary defects were remedied.
Catering Establishments.—As a result of 567 visits of
inspection to the catering establishments, insanitary conditions were
remedied and improvements, mainly redecoration and cleansing of
kitchens, were effected on 24 occasions.
Seven improvements were carried out at public houses as a
result of informal action.
Food Rejected.—The following table is a summary of unsound food voluntarily surrendered during the year: —
| Shops, Stalls, etc.:— | ||
| Meat— | ||
| Beef | 4,561 lbs. | |
| Pork | 1,561 „ | |
| Lamb | 614 „ | |
| Veal | 73 „ | |
| Ox Kidneys | 101 „ | |
| Pigs' Kidneys | 142 „ | |
| Sheep Kidneys | 20 „ | |
| Lambs' Hearts | 15 „ | |
| Lambs' Livers | 16 „ | |
| Chicken | 10 „ | |
| Sausages | 120 „ | |
| 7,233 lbs. | ||
| Foods, Various (Canned) | 13,935 lbs. | |
| Cooked Meats (Canned) | 2,343 „ | |
| Fruit | 1,196 „ | |
| Fruit (Canned) | 1,462 „ | |
| Fruit Juice (Canned) | 117 „ | |
| Tomatoes | 12,076 „ | |
| Fish | 43 „ | |
| Fish (Canned) | 274 „ | |
| Vegetables | 8,581 „ | |
| Foods, Various (Frozen) | 8.732 ,. | |
| Steak and Kidney Pies and Puddings | 8 „ | |
| 48,767 lbs. | ||
| 56,000 lbs. | ||
The Meat Inspection Regulations, 1963, and The Meat
(Amendment) Regulations, 1965
Butchers' Shops and Stalls.—These are under constant Supervision
and 108 visits of inspection were made. Insanitary defects
were remedied in 18 instances.
As with other premises, legal proceedings are instituted only
after disregard of the Officer's warning and in no instance was it
necessary to resort to this procedure.