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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

Holborn 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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SECTION 6.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.

Table: General

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 1955:—
Dairies and milk shops44
Ice cream, sale or storage3
Restaurants and kitchens1,122
Bakehouses45
Butchers' shops95
Fish shops10
Fried fish shops12
Other food shops384
Market streets66
Licensed premises90
Re-inspections161
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Notices
During 1955, 2 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:—
Bakehouse1
Snack bar1