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Stoke Newington 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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36.
FOOD PREMISES
The following is a list, by type of business, of the food premises in the borough at the end of 1958 :-
| Butchers | 29 |
| Bakers | 18 |
| Confectioners | 82 |
| Fishmongers (Wet, Dry and Fried) | 12 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 42 |
| Groceries and Provisions | 90 |
| Grocery (wholesale) | 6 |
| Ice Cream | 106 |
| Milk Shops and Dairies | 49 |
| Public Houses and Off Licences | 54 |
| Restaurants and Cafes | 44 |
| Soft Drinks Manufacturer | 1 |
The District Public Health Inspectors carried out systematic
inspections of all food premises in the borough, 23 Notices were
served under the Food Hygiene Regulations.
Further inspections of the premises in respect of which the
Notices were served, have shown the work required to have been completed
or in course of completion.
The total number of inspections and reninspections made by the
Public Health Inspectors to Food Premises during 1958 was 818«
The following is a list, by type of business, of premises (other than food premises) in the borough at the end of 1958 :-
| Chemists | 12 |
| Chemists Sundries | 11 |
| Cleaners s Dyers etc,, | 23 |
| Domestic Stores9 Hardware etc. | 29 |
| Drapers | 24 |
| Footwear - Repairs etc„ | 26 |
| Footwear - Retail | 8 |
| Hairdressers | 42 |
| Newsagents | 23 |
| Pet Animals | 7 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons | 48 |
| Radio and Television Dealers | 19 |
| Second-hand Dealers | 21 |
| Stationers | 18 |
| Tailors | 32 |
| Tobacconists | 77 |
| Banks | 4 |
| Books and Private Libraries | 3 |
| Builders and Builders' Merchants | 8 |