London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Poplar 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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SECTION D
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
FOOD PREMISES
The number of food premises in the area by type of business is as
follows
Manufacturing premises 35.
(Confectionery 4, Flour Millers 3; Edible oils 1; Ice cream 3; Wine
blenders 2; Nut roasters 2; Grocery 3; Pickles 1; Spice grinders 1;
Pood dehydration 1; Meat products 6 Mineral waters 1; Sugar
refiners 2: Bakers 2; Essences 1; Sausage Rusk 1; Biscuit 1)
This list does not include places where food is manufactured principally
for retail sale on the premises
Wharves 27. Cold Stores 4.
Wholesale premises 15
(Grocers 10; Confectioners 3: Fruiterers 2)
Retail premises 951.
(Grocers 170 Confectioners 124; Restaurants 113 Industrial canteens 95;
Non-industrial canteens 29; School meals centres 25, Public houses 149.
Off-licences 24 Bakers 34 Fishmongers 37; Greengrocers 60 Butchers 61;
Chemists 19 Miscellaneous 11).
Street market stalls 445.
REGISTERED PREMISES.
Food & Drugs Act, 1955, Section 16,
(a) Ice cream Manufacture and sale 12
Sale and storage 186
Storage only 4
(NOTE - In addition to the premises referred to above ice cream is also sold
from 38 premises exempt from registration, i.e., Restaurants, Cinemas,
etc.)
(a) Sausages and preserved etc., foods 60
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