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Holborn 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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During the past year 272 inspections of these premises were made. At the same
time a careful look-out has been kept on the soundness of the fish and the
wholesomeness of the materials used for frying.
Market Streets.
There were 1,102 inspections of market streets, each of which includes a
number of stalls at which meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are sold. These streets
are regularly inspected daily and on Saturday evenings.
In order to minimise as far as practicable any contamination of the food
exposed for sale in market streets from dust arising during street cleansing, the
Borough Surveyor has arranged for these streets to be sufficiently watered before
the scavenging to prevent dust arising.
I received information from the Borough Engineer respecting 92 applica tions from street traders for annual licences to sell various articles of food as follows:-
| Coffee stalls | 5 |
| Confectionery and drinks | 12 |
| Fish—wet and dry, including shell fish | 7 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 47 |
| Groceries | 4 |
| Ice cream or chestnuts | 10 |
| Meat | 3 |
| Poultry, eggs and provisions | 4 |
| 92 |
All the storage places situated in the Borough were inspected.
Where the storage place is outside the Borough information as to suitability is
obtained from the Medical Officer of Health of the district concerned. In like
manner information respecting storage places in Holborn used by stallholders
trading in other areas is sent to the Medical Officer of Health of the district in
which the licence is applied for.
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