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Wandsworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
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 XXXVII.
| Premises. | Number of Places on the Register at end of 1927. | Number of inspections, 1927. | Number of Notices, 1927. | Number of prosecutions. 1927. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies, milkshops and cowsheds | 246 | 1034 | 2 | 3 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 267 | 1135 | 8 | |
| Ice Cream premises | 451 | 278 | 1 | - |
| Slaughterhouses | 7 | 446 | - | - |
| Butchers' shops | 247 | 2401 | 6 | 6 |
| Greengrocers' shops | 317 | 543 | 7 | - |
| Fishmongers' shops | 152 | 798 | 4 | |
| Fried fish shops | 84 | 485 | - | - |
| Markets and stalls | 184 | 4560 | - | - |
| Other premises where food is prepared for sale | 783 | 905 | 5 | - |
| 2738 | 12585 | 33 | 9 |
The number of inspections of premises where food is sold
or prepared was 12,585, compared with 12,210 in 1926, 6,917
in 1925, and 3,244 in 1924, when a second Food Inspector
was appointed, and the duty of inspecting these premises was
transferred from the District Inspectors to the Food Inspectors.
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