Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS OF FOOD AND OTHER BUSINESS PREMISES MADE
BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS. AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL WORK
Inspections of theatres, cinemas, halls, etc 33
Visits to premises for food condemnation 859
Inspections of wells and gathering grounds of water supply 26
do scrap metal dealer's premises 7
do rivers and streams for pollutions 14
do hairdressers 221
Food and Drugs Acts; Food and drugs samples taken 521
Food and Drugs Acts; Milk samples taken (special designation) 160
Ice Cream samples taken (bacteriological) 104
Samples taken of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs 20
do swimming baths water 306
do drinking water, bacteriological and chemical 720
do subsoil water 6
do private wells 142
do rag flock and other filling materials 2
do sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.) 29
Visits in connection with Food Complaints 435
Inspections of butchers' premises 426
do meat premises (wholesale) 268
do poultry and game dealers' premises 11
do fishmongers' premises 88
do fried fish premises 116
do grocers' premises 669
do fruiterers' and greengrocers' premises 265
do bakers' premises - including bakehouses 249
do dairies 25
do milk shops 89
do general shops and supermarkets 104
Visits in connection with Animal Boarding Establishments Act 6
do do Rag Flock Act 1
do do Mines and Quarries 18
do do Croydon Corporation Act
Inspection of Employment Agencies 99
Examination of Imported Food 1,065
Inspections of premises where cooked meats etc. are prepared or sold 26
Inspections of confectioners' premises 317
do confectionery manufacturers' premises 7
do cafes, snack bars, canteens, hotels and their kitchens 1,326
do school kitchens and serveries 84
do hospital kitchens 25
do ice cream vendors' premises 2
do ice cream barrows and carts 159
do market and barrows 659
do other food premises not enumerated above 84
Licenced premises 273
Inspections of factories with mechanical power 192
do factories without mechanical power 6
do works of building and engineering 65
do shops (under Shops Acts) 801
do outworkers' premises 297