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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

Croydon 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Food arid Drugs Acts; Food and drugs samples taken412
Food and Drugs Acts; Milk samples taken (special designation)141
Ice Cream samples taken (bacteriological)106
Samples taken of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs20
do swimming baths water288
do drinking water, bacteriological and chemical474
do subsoil water5
do private wells141
do rag flock and other filling material4
do sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.)51
Visits In connection with Food Complaints382
do do miscellaneous public health nuisances2,162
Inspections under Merchandise Marks Act9
do of butchers' premises312
do meat premises (wholesale)210
do poultry and game dealers' premises16
do fishmongers' premises92
do fried fish premises79
do grocers' premises478
do fruiterers' and greengrocers' premises259
do bakers' premises - Including bakehouses219
do dairies18
do milk shops44
do general shops and supermarkets109
Visits In connection with Animal Boarding Establishments Act11
do do Rag Flock Act6
do do Mines and Quarries4
do do Croydon Corporation Act2
Visits to Immigrants160
Unsuccessful calls5,827
Inspection of Employment Agencies115
Examination of Imported Food618
Inspections of premises where cooked meats etc. are prepared or sold21
Inspections of confectioners' premises295
do confectionery manufacturers' premises11
do cafes, snack bars, canteens, hotels and their kitchens1,089
do school kitchens and serveries77
do hospital kitchens31
do Ice cream vendors' premises2
do Ice cream barrows and carts131
do market and barrows498
do other food premises not enumerated above134
Licenced premises269
Inspections of factories with mechanical power193
do factories without mechanical power17
do works of building and engineering85
do shops (under Shops Acts)520
do outworkers' premises1
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc.5,239
Investigations of complaints other than housing matters823
Inspections under Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act11
do Diseases of Animals Act3
do Pets Act55
do Pharmacy and Poisons Act22
do Noise Abatement Act490
do Consumer Protection Act18
do Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act2.826