London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wandsworth 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE 14VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES

TABLE 14

VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES

Bakehouses134
Bakers and confectioners694
Butchers' shops779
Cafes and restaurants1,276
Chemists' shops76
Dairies and milk depots10
Dining centres45
Fried-fish shops197
Fishmongers' shops74
Food factories52
Greengrocers' shops303
Grocers' shops1,221
Ice-cream premises840
Markets, stalls and delivery vehicles220
Pharmacy and poisons158
Public houses263
Take-away food shops107
Others1,145
Total7,694

Table: TABLE 15WORK COMPLETED TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

TABLE 15

WORK COMPLETED TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

Wash-hand basins provided20
Sinks provided10
Provision of hot and cold water over sink and wash-hand basin38
Accommodation for clothing provided6
Premises repaired and redecorated176
Dustbins provided14
Soap, towels and nailbrushes provided36
Floors and floor covering repaired90
Ventilation and ventilated lobbies provided8
Dirty equipment cleansed53
Artificial lighting provided8
Refuse cleared19
Wash-hand notices provided25
Water closet accommodation provided2
Infestation of rodents cleared16
Yard surfaces cleansed or repaired9
Trapped sink waste pipes provided18
Dirty working surfaces cleansed8
Screening of food provided6