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Hampstead 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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(iv) Premises where foods are manufactured, prepared,
stored or exposed for sale.
These premises are kept under observation by all the Sanitary Inspectors, and during the year 599 inspections were made.
| Premises. | No. of Premises on Register. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Notices. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses:— | |||
| Factories— | |||
| Underground | 14 | 26 | 20 |
| Aboveground | 16 | 33 | 6 |
| Workshops— | |||
| Underground | 2 | 3 | — |
| Aboveground | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 14 | 21 | 2 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 94 | 20 | 6 |
| Milk Premises | 92 | 167 | 7 |
| Butter and Margarine Manufacturers and Dealers | 2 | 1 | _ |
| Restaurants and Eating-houses | 74 | 22 | 10 |
| Other Food Premises, e.g., Butchers, Greengrocers, Grocers, Provision Dealers, etc. | 479 | 296 | 67 |
There is no Cowshed, Slaughterhouse or Poultry Slaughterhouse
in the Borough.
The underground bakehouses at 98, Boundary Road, 225 and 289,
Finchley Road are now out of use.
(v) Registration of Food Premises (other than Dairies).
(a) There are 94 premises on the Register used for the manufacture,
storage or sale of ice cream.
(b) Cooked Meat, etc.—Up to the end of the year 46 premises
had been registered.
(vi) Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has made Regulations
prescribing designations to indicate the quality of certain articles of
agricultural produce. The Sanitary Inspectors supervise, generally,
such of these Regulations as are enforceable by the Borough Council.