London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Orpington 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Food Premises.
Bakehouses 12
Bakers' Shops 19
Butchers 47
Chemists 21
Clubs and Hotels 7
Confectionery 62
Cooked Meat Shops 1
Dairies 9
Fishmongers (Wet, Dry and Fried) 21
Greengrocery 52
Grocery 87
Hospitals 2
Industrial Canteens 17
Public Houses 43
Restaurants 47
School Canteens 15
Street Vendors 12
474
Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 16.
Two hundred and thirty-one shops and food premises have
been registered under the above Act, as under:—
Ice Cream Stores 184
Fish Shops 7
Butchers' Shops 39
Fish and Meat Paste Factory 1
231
Unsound Food.
During the year a total of 8 tons, 17 cwts, 1 quarter, 19 lbs. of
varied articles of food were condemned and destroyed and 439 Food
Condemnation Certificates were issued.
89 lbs. Bacon
5 lbs. Biscuits
16 lbs. Butter
15 lbs. Cereals
49 lbs. Cheese
80 lbs. Chickens
1 lb. Coffee
3 lbs. Cordial
13 lbs. Cream
234 lbs. Fish
56 lbs. Fish (tinned)
41 lbs. Flour
881 lbs. Fruit (tinned)