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
City of Westminster 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Food Shops and Food Premises (Other than Catering Establishments)
| Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses (underground included) | 63 |
| Dairies and milkshops | 160 |
| Ice cream premises | 90 |
| Meat shops | 165 |
| Other meat shops (preserved food, etc.) | 19 |
| Stalls | 209 |
| Confectioners | 79 |
| Fruit and greengrocery | 151 |
| Provision shops | 476 |
| Fish and poultry | 133 |
| Fried fish shops | 2 |
| *Other food premises | 266 |
| 1,813 |
Included in the above totals are 47 visits of enquiry in relation to food
poisoning outbreaks.
*Other Food Premises.
Under this heading are included:—
(1) Off licences.
(2) Food factories.
(3) Bonded warehouses.
(4) Chemists shops.
(5) Visits made in connection with applications for entry on the
List of Persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of
the Poisons List.
(6) Visits of enquiry regarding adulterated samples.
| Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 | 7 |
| Nuisances and defective conditions found:— | |
| Dirty and dilapidated internally | 3 |
| Defective internally | 3 |
| Defective floors | 1 |
| Staff washing facilities insufficient and unsuitable | 1 |
| Water Closets:— | |
| Insufficient ventilation and light | 1 |
| Defective | 1 |
| Dirty and dilapidated | 1 |
| Unsuitable | 1 |
| Absence of suitable notices | 2 |