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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
The whole of the work in connection with Food and the
inspection of Food Premises is now carried out by three inspectors.
Mr. T. Newell, Chief Inspector of Food and Drugs, is responsible
for all work in connection with the taking of samples and other
duties under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. He also supervises
the work of the other two inspectors, each of whom is
responsible for the inspection of food premises in one-half of the
Borough.
The following Table gives the number of food premises and
slaughterhouses in the Borough, and shows the number of inspections
made, the notices served and prosecutions taken.
TABLE XXXVIII.
Premises. | Number of Places on the Register at end of 1926. | Number of inspections, 1926. | Number of Notices, 1926. | Nunber of prosecutions. 1926. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dairies, milkshops and cowsheds | 246 | 2176 | 7 | - |
Restaurant kitchens | 250 | 1069 | 3 | — |
Ice cream premises | 394 | 361 | - | - |
Slaughterhouses | 7 | 340 | - | — |
Butchers' shops | 244 | 1682 | 4 | — |
Greengrocers' shops | 312 | 1028 | 4 | — |
Fishmongers' shops | 114 | 681 | 2 | — |
Fried fish shops | 78 | 427 | 3 | — |
Markets and stalls | 54 | 3640 | 2 | — |
Other premises where food is prepared for sale | 463 | 806 | 35 | — |
Total | 2162 | 12210 | 60 | - |