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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
Tower Hamlets 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 52
VISITS BY DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
| Type of Premises | Number | Visits or Inspections | Notices | Legal Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered and Licensed Premises | |||||
| Milk Distributors | 345 | - | - | - | |
| Licensed premises under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1963 | 315 | 170 | _ | _ | |
| Ice Cream Premises - Sale | 371 | 201 | 10 | _ | |
| - Manufacture | 35 | ||||
| - Storage only | 4 | ||||
| Prepared Food Premises - Meat | 107 | 61 | 2 | - | |
| - Fish | 58 | 40 | 5 | - | |
| Rag Flock Premises | 49 | 62 | - | - | |
| Pet Shops | 78 | 81 | - | - | |
| Offensive Businesses | 20 | 44 | 3 | - | |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Premises | 126 | 102 | - | - | |
| Common Lodging Houses | 4 | 21 | - | - | |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | 3 | 15 | 1 | - | |
| Massage Premises | 6 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dwellings | |||||
| No. first visited during year | (3,558) | 2,817 | 157 | ||
| No. Visits | 28,856 | ||||
| No. revisits | 14,677 | ||||
| Other premises | |||||
| Mechanical Factories | 3,593 | 732 | 83 | - | |
| Non-Mechanical Factories | 605 | 109 | 9 | - | |
| Other Factories | 112 | 28 | 1 | — | |
| Outworkers | 678 | - | - | - | |
| Bakehouses | 56 | 22 | 12 | ||
| Baker Shops | 77 | 162 | 8 | 10 | |
| Butcher Shops and Stalls | 194 | 124 | 27 | 27 | |
| Catering Establishments | 1,477 | 530 | 179 | 8 | |
| Fish Shops | 110 | 63 | 12 | 1 | |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 416 | 101 | 46 | 2 | |
| Grocers (Wholesale and Retail) | 860 | 377 | 60 | 10 | |
| Public Houses and Off-Licences | 499 | 256 | 91 | 1 | |
| Poultry Dealers (excluding butchers) | 50 | 46 | 14 | 2 | |
| Wharves | 70 | 1,271 | - | " | |
| Miscellaneous Food Premises | 634 | 586 | 41 | 1 | |
| Meat Vehicles | - | 38 | 1 | " | |
| Revisits | - | 673 | - | " | |
| Totals: | 49,454 | 3,422 | 219 | ||
| There are 4,024 food premises including stalls in the borough. Some of the premises listed above are included under more than one trade category. | |||||