Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Food Shops and Food Premises (Other than Catering
Establishments)
ypes 01 businesses and summary ol inspections:—
Bakehouses (underground included) | 50 |
Dairies and milkshops | 213 |
Ice Cream premises | 298 |
Meat shops | 174 |
Other meat shops (preserved food, etc.) | 38 |
Stalls | 221 |
Confectioners | 236 |
Fruit and greengrocery | 329 |
Provision shops | 521 |
Fish and poultry | 94 |
Fried fish shops | 4 |
*Other food premises | 398 |
2,576 |
Included in the above totals are 83 visits of enquiry m 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.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 2 |
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 1 |
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 | 10 |
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959 | |
Nuisances and defective conditions found:— | |
Dirty and dilapidated internally | 3 |
Ventilation insufficient | 1 |
Water Closets:— | |
Insufficient ventilation and light | 2 |
Defective | 2 |
Dirty and dilapidated | 2 |
Smoking in food premises | 6 |