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

Acton 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: Grocery and Provision Shops154

Grocery and Provision Shops

154

Milk Shops42
Bakehouses20
Slaughterhouses2
Restaurants, Cafes, etc.129
Industrial Canteens203
Horseflesh (human consumption) shops2
Premises where ice-cream is manufactured6
Premises where ice-cream is sold129

Table: Premises registered under Section 14, Food & Drugs Act, 1938 (other than Ice-Cream premises): —

Premises registered under Section 14, Food & Drugs Act, 1938 (other than Ice-Cream premises): —

Manufacture of sausages30
Manufacture of sausage casings1
Manufacture of pies2
Manufacture of Brawn1
Preparation of pickles2
Preparation of preserves2
Preparation of lard1
Preparation of dripping1
Curing of bacon2
Smoking of fish1
Preserving of meat6
Potting of meat2
Canning of fruit1 - Total 52
Dairies registered under the Milk & Dairies
Regulations, 1949:—2

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The Sanitary Inspectors have continued to devote a very,
large amount of their time to work of meat inspection at the
slaughterhouses, so that other work of the department has suffered
accordingly.
The difficulties of the department have been accentuated by,
the inability to fill three vacancies and by a further reduction in
the inspectorial staff as a result of two resignations.