London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Leyton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Factories.
These figures are inclusive of those shown in Columns R, 5 and 6, and constitute the total number of Power and Non-Power Factories maintained on the Factory Registers under statutory legislation.
| Description | Total |
|---|---|
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 401 |
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 58 |
| Total | 459 |
Miscellaneous Shops and other Business Establishments.
The approximate number of miscellaneous shops and other business establishments is 754. (This includes boot and shoe retail shops, builders' merchants, drapers, florists, furniture dealers, gents' and ladies' outfitters, hardware shops, newsagents, radio and television dealers, etc.)
| Summary. | |
| Food and other business premises | 1,571 |
| Additional functions involved | 711 |
| Factories—power and non-power | 459 |
| Miscellaneous shops and other businesses | 754 |
| Total number of premises and functions | 3,496 |
Inspection and Supervision of Food Premises.
Summary of Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors.
The following inspections were carried out in relation to the undermentioned food premises, having regard to the requirements of the Public Health Act 1936, Food and Drugs Act 1938 and associated Orders and Regulations, Clean Food Bye-laws 1950, Ice-Cream (Heat Treatment Reg.) 1947/52, Shops Act 1950, Factories Act 1937, Leyton Corporation Act 1950, Essex County Council Act 1952, and relevant legislation.
| Type of Premises | Number of Inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 83 | |
| Bakers | 123 | |
| Butchers | 303 | |
| Catering Establishments | 309 | |
| Confectioners | 221 | |
| Dairies and Distributors of Milk | 139 | |
| Factory Canteens | 37 | |
| Fish Friers | 72 | |
| Fishmongers | 119 | |
| Greengrocers | 218 | |
| Horse-flesh Dealers | 7 | |
| Ice-Cream Places | 319 | |
| Itinerant Food Dealers | Stalls and Vehicles | 148 |
| Food Storage Accommodation | 39 | |
| Off-Licences | 27 | |
| Provision Shops | 708 | |
| Public Houses | 31 | |
| School Canteens | 63 | |
| Shell-fish Vendors | 30 | |
| Slaughterhouses (Poultry) | 232 | |
| Total Inspections | 3,238 | |