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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
Finchley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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First Aid supplies provided 1
Fish and Chip ranges fixed 3 pairs
Floors renewed or repaired 5
Hot water installed 11
Lavatory Basins provided 5
Nailbrushes provided 4
Oven provided 1
Ovens removed 2
Shelves (glass) provided 1
Shelves (wood) provided 1
Shop Front provided 1
Sinks provided 9
Redecorations carried out and plasterwork
repaired 50
Towels provided 1
Walls tiled 4
Waste Channel cleansed 1
W.C. cleansed 1
W.C. Notices provided 5
W.C. Pans provided 2
W.C. provided additionally 3
Window provided or repaired 1
2. The number and type of food premises:—
(a) Bakers, etc 32
(b) Butchers 49
(c) Confectioners 91
(d) Fishmongers 17
(e) Greengrocers 58
(f) Grocers and provisions 114
(g) Restaurants, Cafes, etc. 61
Total 422
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