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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 8.
Inspections and Re-inspections and other work of the Food Inspectors during 1926.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Visits and Inspections. | Re-inspections after Intimation Notices, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | |
| Milkshops | 388 | 334 | 722 | - | - | - |
| Dairies | 69 | 17 | 86 | - | - | - |
| Cowsheds | 5 | 28 | 33 | - | - | - |
| Other Premises of Milk Purveyors | — | 16 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Margarine Factories | — | — | — | - | - | - |
| Butter Factories | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream Premises | 154 | 222 | 376 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Slaughter Houses | 57 | 94 | 151 | - | - | - |
| Premises where Prepared Meats are made (sausages, pies. tripe, cooked meat, &c.) | 86 | 354 | 440 | - | - | - |
| Butchers' Shops | 27 | 86 | 113 | — | - | — |
| Fried Fish Shops and Fish Curers' premises | 148 | 290 | 438 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Marketing Places | 2158 | 1712 | 3870 | — | - | — |
| Other Premises where Food or Drugs are sold | 34 | 1 | 35 | — | - | — |
| Other Visits | 7 | 104 | 111 | — | -- | — |
| Total | 3135 | 3258 | 6393 | 6 | — | 6 |
| SAMPLES, &c., TAKEN. | Formal Samples | Informal Samples | ||||
| No. of Milk samples | 171 | 209 | 380 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| ,, Cream samples | 10 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — |
| ,, Butter and Margarine samples | 71 | 77 | I48 | — | — | — |
| ,, Other samples (specified below)— | ||||||
| Apples | 10 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Apple Stalks | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Brawn | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cocoa | 23 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 23 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Dripping | 5 | - | 5 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flour | 14 | 15 | 29 | - | - | - |
| Jam | 22 | 10 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Lard | 10 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Lemon Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Meat Paste | - | — | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mustard | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Oatmeal | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - |
| Pepper | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Rice | 2 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 15 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Total | 1396 | 417 | 813 | 4 | 3 | 7 |