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Wandsworth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
Food and Food Premises.
TABLE XXXVI
| Nature of Principal Business. | No. of Separate Premises. | No. of Dairymen registered. | Actual Food Businesses Conducted on the Premises Shown in Column 1. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject to some form of Legal Control. | Other Food Businesses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| As Dairies. | As Cow-sheds. | As Slaughterhouses. | As Wholesale Margarine Premises. | For Ice Cream. | For Cooked or Preserved Foods. | As Fish Fryers. | As Fish-Curers. | Fishmongers. | Grocers. | Confectioners. | Butchers | Greengrocers. | Food Factories. | Restaurant Kitchens. | No. of Inspections in 1936. | No.ofNotices served. | |||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17. | 18. | 19. | 20. |
| Dairies | 146 | 146 | 146 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 132 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 719 | — |
| Ice-Cream Vendors . | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 305 | — |
| Grocery and Provisions | 895 | 331 | 41 | — | — | 36 | 89 | 226 | — | — | 2 | 895 | 132 | 32 | 38 | — | 19 | 1458 | 11 |
| Confectioners | 540 | 15 | 2 | — | - | — | 424 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 540 | — | 1 | — | 39 | 810 | 5 |
| Butchers | 232 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 216 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 232 | 1 | 4 | — | 988 | 9 |
| Slaughter-houses | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1227 | — |
| Fishmongers | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 8 | 22 | 108 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 236 | 3 |
| Fish Fryers | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 79 | 90 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 192 | 1 |
| Restaurants | 367 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 75 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 25 | — | 1 | — | 367 | 310 | 13 |
| Greengrocers | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 8 | 3 | — | — | 449 | - | — | 618 | 19 |
| Market Stalls | 124 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 57 | - | 6 | 9062 | 3 |
| Food Factories | 32 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | 32 | — | 81 | 1 |
| Others | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 3025 | 503 | 203 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 654 | 601 | 101 | 27 | 154 | 1074 | 732 | 280 | 547 | 36 | 480 | 16073 | 67 |