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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
Chislehurst 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Item. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jam | 1 | — | 12 | ||
| Meat Pies | 2 | 14 | |||
| Meat (fresh) | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| Sausages | 2 | — | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | — | 15 |
Where the items concerned are suitable for the purpose, they
are supplied to a local pig keeper and used as animal feeding stuff,
following treatment by him.
553 Food Surrender Certificates were issued.
MEAT INSPECTION.
No slaughtering was carried out in the district during the year.
Routine inspection of meat has been carried out in butchers'
shops, etc.
The premises in the area, registered under the above Act, are:—
| No. of Premises Registered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice-Cream. | Mfr. of Sausages. | Cooked Ham. | |
| Bakers' Shops | 2 | — | 1 |
| Butchers' Shops | — | 47 | 2 |
| Fishmongers (wet & dried) | 6 | — | 1 |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 7 | — | — |
| Grocers | 62 | — | 7 |
| Restaurants and Cafes (for consumption off the premises) | 21 | - | - |
| Sweet Shops, Confectioners | 85 | — | — |
| Public Houses and Off Licences | 8 | — | — |
| 191 | 47 | 11 | |
| 220 visits have been paid to registered food premises. | |||
There are some 491 food premises in the area, made up as under:—
| Bakers | 15 |
| Bakers and Bakehouses | 12 |
| Butchers | 56 |
| Dairies and Milk Depots | 2 |
| Fishmongers (wet and dried) | 13 |
| Fishmongers (wet, dried and fried) | 8 |
| Fishmongers (fried) | 4 |
| Greengrocers' shops and stalls | 46 |