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Chislehurst 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955—SECTION 16.
The Food premises in the area, registered under the above Act are:—
| No. of Premises Registered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice-Cream. | Mfr. of Sausages. | Cooked Ham. | |
| Bakers' shops | 2 | — | — |
| Butchers' shops | — | 46 | — |
| Fishmongers (wet and dried) | 4 | - | — |
| Greengrocers' shops | 8 | - | — |
| Grocers | 56 | — | 6 |
| Restaurants and Cafes (for consumption off the premises) | 22 | - | - |
| Sweet shops, confectioners | 74 | — | — |
| Others | 2 | - | — |
| 168 | 46 | 6 | |
FOOD PREMISES.
There are some 531 food premises in the area, made up as under:—
| Bakers | 18 |
| Bakers and Bakehouses | 13 |
| Butchers | 57 |
| Dairies | 4 |
| Fishmongers (wet and dried) | 13 |
| Fishmongers (wet, dried and fried) | 9 |
| Fishmongers (fried) | 2 |
| Greengrocers' shops and stalls | 63 |
| Grocers | 136 |
| Ice Cream premises, other than those included in (1), (2), (4), (8), (9) and (13) but including confectioners | 76 |
| Public Houses and Hotels with catering facilities | 12 |
| Public Houses without catering facilities | 19 |
| Restaurants, Cafes | 34 |
| Works Canteens | 13 |
| School Canteens, etc. | 43 |
| Private Canteens | 8 |
| Confectioners (not included under Ice Cream premises) | 11 |
| 531 |
Eighteen Dairy premises are registered in the district and 16
persons are registered as Distributors of Milk.
The following are details of licences to deal in specially
designated milks, issued by the Council in respect of 1958:—
Dealers. Supplementary.
Pasteurised 19 14
Sterilised 27 13
Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised 19 13