London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Chemists Sundries | 12 |
| Cleaners, Dyers etc. | 22 |
| Domestic Stores, Hardware etc. | 29 |
| Drapers | 26 |
| Footwear-Repairs etc. | 29 |
| Footwear-Retail | 8 |
| Hairdressers | 39 |
| Newsagents | |
| Pet Animals | 6 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons | 49 |
| Radio and Television Dealers | 17 |
| Second-hand Dealers | 22 |
| Stationers | 18 |
| Tailors | 33 |
| Tobacconists | 81 |
| Banks | 4 |
| Books and Private Libraries | 3 |
| Builders and Builders' Merchants | 9 |
| Building Societies | 1 |
| Car Hire, Driving Schools and | |
| Motor Sales | 2 |
| Cinemas | 3 |
| Coal Merchants and Dealers | 3 |
| Corsetiers | 2 |
| Cycles and Accessories | 6 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Electrical Equipment and Accessories | 8 |
| Estate Agents | 7 |
| Florists | 4 |
| Funeral Directors and Monumental | |
| Masons | 5 |
| Furniture Removers | 1 |
| Furniture and Upholstery | |
| (Retail Sales and Repairs) | 17 |
| Garages | 3 |
| General Dealers (Rags etc.) | 1 |
| Hosiery, Knitwear, Wools | 10 |
| Jewellery and Watches | 8 |
| Ladies Wear | 5 |
| Laundry Offices and Launderettes | 17 |
| Leather and Fancy Goods | 3 |
| Linoleum and Carpets | 4 |
| Motor Cycles | 2 |
| Music, Records etc. | 1 |
| Opticians | 9 |
| Photographers | 1 |
| Post Offices and Sub-Post Offices | 7 |
| Printers | 3 |
| Sewing Machines and Requisites | 4 |
| Shirts and Pyjamas | 1 |
| Wallpapers and Paints | 4 |
| Toys etc. | 8 |
| Veterinary Surgeon | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 |
Method of Disposal of Condemned Food
The method of disposal of unsound food has remained the same throughout the year. When
a shopkeeper in the Borough has any food for condemnation, he advises the Public Health Inspector
who visits the premises, inspects the food and subsequently issues a Condemnation Certificate.
The food is then collected by a vehicle from the Public Health Department and taken to
either Tottenham or Ashburton Grove for disposal.