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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
Poplar 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Food & Drugs Act 1938. Section 34:
Wholesale Dealers in Margarine 7
Butter factories 2
(Note- no butter blending took place at either of these
premises during the year).
Milk & Dairies Regulations 1949.
Dairies 11
Milk Distributors:
Inside the Borough 136
Outside the Borough 25
Inspection of Food Premises.
The following is a detailed summary showing the types of premises inspected during the year :
| Number of inspections. | |
|---|---|
| Bakers | 65 |
| Dairies | 133 |
| Milk Distributors | 112 |
| Restaurants | 207 |
| Industrial catering establishments | 27 |
| Other catering establishments | 24 |
| Fish shops, fryers and curers | 51 |
| Stalls and itinerant vendors | 43 |
| Market inspections | 95 |
| Ice cream premises | 156 |
| Wharves | 75 |
| Butchers | 243 |
| Registered food manufacturers | 66 |
| Other food premises | 800 |
| Total inspections | - 2,097 |
Unsatisfactory conditions,warranting formal action,were
found at 34 premises.
45.