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Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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REGISTRATION OF HAWKERS OF FOOD
AND THEIR STORAGE PREMISES
Five Hawkers were registered under the Middlesex County Council
Act, 1950.
REGISTRATION OF PREMISES FOR THE
MANUFACTURE OF PRESERVED FOODS
No registrations were effected under the provisions of Section 14 of
the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the pickling of meat.
The total number of registered premises in the borough is 58.
FOOD PREMISES
Inspection of Food Premises were made during the year as follows:—
| 1 St Insp. | Re-Insp. | 1st Insp. | Re-Insp. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 101 | 105 | Grocers' Shops | 217 | 63 |
| Butchers' Shops | 67 | 19 | Horse Flesh Butchers | 8 | 2 |
| Cooked Meat Shops | 6 | 2 | Ice Cream Premises | 29 | 2 |
| Confectioners | 39 | 19 | Milkshops | 14 | - |
| Fish Shops | 42 | 20 | Public Houses | 148 | 81 |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 30 | 17 | Restaurants, Cafes, etc. | 124 | 40 |
TOTAL INSPECTIONS MADE 1,095
The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human c sumption. Wherever possible this was disposed of as salvag :—
| Cwt. | lbs. | Cwts. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Vegetables | 5 | 27 | Sugar | 18 | |
| Canned Fruit and Fruit Juice | 20 | 34 | Flour | — | 10 |
| Canned Meat | 23 | 31 | Mincemeat | — | 9 |
| Canned Fish | 1 | 28 | Xmas Pudding ... | — | 12 |
| Canned Soup | 1 | 54 | Potato Powder | 7 | 21 |
| Canned Jam and Marmalade | 1 | 36 | Pudding Powder | — | 16 |
| Dried Vegetables | 4 | 6 | Blancmange and Junket Powder | — | 7 |
| Dried Fruit | 2 | 54 | Sandwich and Chocolate Spread | — | 28 |
| Dried Milk | — | 20 | Pickles and Various Sauces | — | 27 |
| Meat and Bacon | 17 | 65 | Confectionery and Biscuits | — | 87 |
| Poultry | — | 11 | Cereals | 1 | 93 |
| Rabbits | 1 | 12 | Coffee | — | 2 |
| Fish | — | 97 | Sweets | — | 79 |
| Cheese | — | 38 | Cucumbers | — | 51 |
| Fats ... | — | 79 | Canned Milk | 107 pints | |
TOTAL FOOD CONDEMNED 92 cwts., 44 lbs., and 107 pints of Milk.
268 visits were made to food premises in connection with condemnation.
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