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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
City of Westminster 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 1914. | Restaurants Hotels, Eating. Houses and Confectioners. | Ice Cream Shops. | Dairies. | Bakehouses. | Fish Shops. | Butchers, Poultry and Provisions. | Fruit and Vegetables. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampness of walls, &c. | 12 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Room adjoining used as a bedroom | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Kitchens overheated | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cloak.room accommodation absent or unsuitable | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Burning refuse | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Animals in kitchen, &c. | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
Restaurants.—The kitchens of hotels and restaurants are inspected
at least once a quarter.
Ice.cream Premises.—There were during the year 180 places where
this commodity was made or sold,and these were kept under supervision.
Defects, as shown in the acsompanying table, were found and rectified.
One itinerant vendor had no name or address on his barrow.
Butchers' Shops.—A number of notices for defects (see table) were
served. In one instance the premises had become generally unfit for
the purpose and were infested with rats; the shop has been closed.
There are 122 retail shops selling meat in the City, including 11
selling only pork, 10 beef and pork, 5 sausages only, 1 sausage meat and
potted meats, and 4 tripe.
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Curers.—By.laws have been issued by the
County Council for regulating the construction of premises used for the
above purposes, and for regulation of the business. Copies of the Bylaws
have been distributed to persons interested (there are 27 fish
vendors and 2 fish curers), and improvements on the lines indicated in
the By.laws have been carried out; other defects found have also been
remedied.
Greengrocers' Shops.—A return was prepared for the Board of
Agriculture showing that there were 180 wholesale and 98 retail
premises for the sale of fruit and vegetables in the City.
Bakehouses.—At the end of 1913 there were 16 above.ground and
68 underground in use. During 1914 the numbers remained the same.
All the bakehouses were inspected, and cleansing carried out twice a
year.
Notices were served in respect of various defects.