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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
Friern Barnet 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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Improvement Grants.
Seventeen enquiries regarding the schemes
of grant aid which are available to assist in providing
a bathroom, hot water supply, etc., in dwellings
which still lack these facilities were received.
After investigation of the various proposals seven
applications for grant aid were received and approved.
By the end of the year the improvements had been
completed in five instances.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Food premises.
There are 145 premises in the district in
which food is either stored, prepared for sale, or sold.
These premises are used in the following trades:-
| Type. | Number. | Registered under Food and Drugs Act 1955. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For sale of ice cream. | For manufacture of sausages or preserved food. | ||
| Bakers | 9 | 1 | |
| Butchers | 13 | 9 | |
| Cafes and Restaurants | 20 | 9 | - |
| Confectioners | 30 | 29 | - |
| Fishmongers | 6 | 1 | - |
| Greengrocers | 22 | 2 | - |
| Grocers | 41 | 29 | 11 |
| Milkshops | 4 | 4 | - |
| Total | 145 | 75 | 20 |
Eleven hawkers are registered under the
provisions of the Middlesex County Council Act and are
engaged in the following trades:-
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