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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
St Pancras 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 8.—
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Visits and Inspections. | Re-inspections after Intimation Notices, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child, | Totals. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | |
| Milkshops | 229 | 419 | 648 | — | — | — |
| Dairies | 231 | 25 | 256 | — | — | — |
| Cowsheds | 6 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Other Premises of Milk Purveyors | 1 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Margarine Factories | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter Factories | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 165 | 195 | 360 | — | — | — |
| Slaughter Houses | 19 | 139 | 158 | — | — | — |
| Premises where Prepared Meats are made (sausages, pies, tripe, cooked meat, &c.) | 44 | 292 | 336 | — | — | — |
| Butchers' Shops | 11 | 44 | 55 | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Shops and Fish Curer's premises | 145 | 245 | 390 | — | — | — |
| Marketing Places | 2130 | 1755 | 3885 | — | — | — |
| Other Premises where Food or Drugs are sold | 28 | — | 28 | — | — | — |
| Other Visits | 11 | 136 | 147 | — | — | — |
| Total | 3022 | 3295 | 6317 | — | — | — |
| SAMPLES, &C., TAKEN. | Formal Samples | Informal Samples | ||||
| No. of Milk samples | 155 | 193 | 348 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| „ Cream samples .. | 15 | 18 | 33 | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ Butter and Margarine samples | 64 | 72 | 136 | — | — | — |
| „ Other samples (specified below)— | ||||||
| Arrowroot | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Calomel Powder | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | 25 | 14 | 39 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Coffee | 24 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | —_ |
| Egg Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flour | 20 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Telly Crystals | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lard | 4 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 13 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 14 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Rice | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Toffee | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 10 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Total | 373 | 370 | 743 | 2 | 5 | 7 |