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Orpington 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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46
Food Premises.
Bakers and Confectioners 21
Butchers 41
Chemists 20
Clubs and Hotels 7
Confectionery 56
Cooked Meat Shops 1
Dairies 12
Fishmongers (Wet, Dried and Fried) 18
Greengrocery 47
Grocery 95
Hospitals 2
Industrial Canteens 12
Public Houses 46
Restaurants, etc. 53
School Canteens 14
Slaughterhouses 5
Street Vendors 8
458
Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 16.
One hundred and ninety-seven shops and food premises have
been registered under the above Act, as under:—
Ice Cream Stores 152
Fish Shops 7
Butchers' Shops 37
Fish and Meat Paste Factory 1
197
Unsound Food.
During the year, a total of 2 tons, 16 cwts., 3 quarters, 23 lbs.
of varied articles of food were condemned, and 601 Food
Condemnation Certificates were issued.
358 tins of Vegetables.
590 tins of Fruit.
324 tins of Meat.
86 tins of Fish.
100 tins of Soup.
414 tins of Milk.
16 packets of Cereal.
26 jars of Preserve.
26 lbs. of Dried Fruit.
190 lbs. of Cheese.
80 lbs. of Frozen Egg.
84 lbs. of Biscuits.
146 lbs. of Sausages.
176 lbs. of Bacon.
1,118 lbs. of Meat.
980 lbs. of Fruit and Vegetables.
26 stones of Fish.
52 Chickens.