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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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37.
FOOD PREMISES
The following is a list, by type of business, of the food
premises in the borough at the end of 1961:-
Butchers 27
Bakers 19
Confectioners 83
Fishmongers (Wet, Dry and Fried) 13
Greengrocers and Fruiterers 44
Groceries and Provisions 89
Grocery (Wholesale) 5
Ice Cream 116
Milk Shops and Dairies 49
Public Houses and Off Licences 54
Restaurants and Cafes 38
Soft Drinks Manufacturer 1
The Food Inspector carried out systematic inspections of all
food premises in the borough. 30 written and 140 verbal notices
were issued 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 re-inspections made by the
Public Health Inspectors to Food Premises during 1961 was 1,447.
The following is a list, by type of business, of premises
(other than food premises) in the borough at the end of 1961:-
Chemists 11
Chemists Sundries 10
Cleaners, Dyers etc. 24
Domestic Stores, Hardware etc. 31
Drapers 24
Footwear - Repairs etc. 23
Footwear - Retail 9
Hairdressers 49
Newsagents 23
Pet Animals 6
Pharmacy and Poisons 43
Radio and Television Dealers 19
Second-hand Dealers 20
Stationers 17
Tailors 32
Tobacconists 80
Banks 4
Books and Private Libraries 3
Builders and Builders' Merchants 8