Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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SECTION 6.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
General.
All premises where food is prepared, stored or exposed for sale for human consumption
are inspected, and the following is a record of the inspections made during
1954:—
Dairies and milk shops 61
Ice cream, sale or storage 25
Restaurants and kitchens 1,377
Bakehouses 75
Butchers' shops 76
Fish shops 46
Fried fish shops 22
Other food shops 702
Market streets 113
Licensed premises 172
Re-inspections 369
Food and Drugs Acts, 1938-1950.
Notices.
During 1954, 10 notices were served on owners or occupiers of food premises,
drawing attention to the lack of precautions against the contamination of food. Details
of the premises are as follows:—
Licensed premises 6
Restaurants 3
Fried fish shops 1