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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
Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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At the Special Session at the London County Council the
seven licences were granted.
The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough :—
| Premises. | Name of Licencee. |
|---|---|
| 185 Uxbridge Road | John Mullet Allwright |
| 40 Goldhawk Road | Andrew G. Hedges |
| 138 Goldhawk Road | William Henry Keith and Henry George Larkin |
| 247 Goldhawk Road | Arthur William Godfrey |
| 55 Dalling Road | Arthur Clapson |
| 65 King Street | Richard Norman Hammett |
| 341 King Street | Stanley Brooks Midwinter |
The Slaughterhouses are visited as often as possible.
The Dairies, Milkshops, Ice Cream Vendors, Restaurants
and Pood Shops have been kept under systematic inspection
by your Inspectors.
The following table gives a summary of the work relating to milk premises, slaughterhouses and ice cream premises :—
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OP PREMISES. | Number of inspections 1927 | Number of notices 1927 | Number of prosecutions 1927 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register in 1920. | On register at end of 1926 | Added in 1927 | Removed in 1927 | On register at end of 1927 | ||||
| Milk premises | 128 | 84 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 1,530 | 5 | nil |
| Slaughterhouses | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 591 | 1 | nil |
| Ice Cream premises | 234 | 171 | 30 | 30 | 171 | 205 | — | nil |
Markets.—There are three markets in the Borough, situate
in Bradmore Lane, Approach Road and Norland Road. These
markets have been the subject of much inspection during the
year, both by the District Inspector concerned and the
Inspector carrying out the requirements of the Food and
Drugs Acts.
Many of the stalls in the Railway Approach Market are
constructed so as to form lock-ups when business for the day
is finished and thereby provide a means of storage for all
unsold food.
In other instances, Bradmore and Norland Markets, wheelbarrows
form the structure, and these are wheeled to and