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
Paddington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Cooked Pie Heavy growth Gram positive spore-b0earing bacilli.
Practically no other organisms present.
Dutch Brawn Heavy growth of B. Paracolon; streptococci viridans
also present in moderate numbers.
Salad Cream A diphtheroid with haemolytic reaction grown, probably
not pathogenic. No other pathogenic organisms
grown.
Food Premises and Undertakings.—There were in existence in the Borough at the end of the year 1,218 food
premises and undertakings, the complete list of which is as follows :—
Food "Shops"
| Bakers | 34 |
| Cake shops | 14 |
| Butchers | 60 |
| Horsemeat shops (human consumption) | 3 |
| Confectioners | 109 |
| Chemists | 48 |
| Dairies | 13 |
| Fishmongers | 24 |
| Fried Fish | 20 |
| Grocers | 43 |
| Grocers and Provisions | 97 |
| Domestic Stores | 16 |
| Corn Chandlers | 2 |
| Greengrocers | 79 |
| General shops | 48 |
| Public Houses | 98 |
| Cider Houses | 2 |
| Off Licences | 54 |
| Cafes, restaurants, dining rooms and snack bars | 141 |
| 905 |
Note.—103 grocers and general shops are registered as
purveyors of milk.
90 public houses hold catering licences from the
Ministry of Food.
Catering Establishments other than Food Shops, holding catering licences from the Ministry of Food.
| Private hotels | 142 |
| Industrial canteens | 20 |
| Staff canteens | 56 |
| Institutions | 17 |
| 235 |
Note.—There are an unknown number of residential
establishments (probably several hundreds)
which provide meals to residents on their books,
but which do not hold catering licences.
Food Factories 11
(3 ice-cream factories are included in this total.)