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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
Orpington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Greengrocery | 58 |
| Grocery | 78 |
| Hospitals | 2 |
| Industrial Canteens | 18 |
| Public Houses | 43 |
| Restaurants | 46 |
| School Canteens | 15 |
| Street Vendors | 12 |
| 473 |
Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 16.
Two hundred and fifty-six shops and food premises have been registered under the above Act, as follow: —
| Ice Cream Stores | 206 |
| Fish Shops | 8 |
| Butchers' Shops | 41 |
| Fish and Meat Paste Factory | 1 |
| 256 |
Unsound Food.
During the year a total of 1 ton 17 cwt. 10 lbs. of varied articles of food were condemned and destroyed, and 311 Food Condemnation Certificates were issued.
| Bacon | 13 lbs. |
| Cereals | 246 lbs |
| Cheese | 5 lbs. |
| Chickens | 26 lbs. |
| Cordials | 4 lbs. |
| Cream | 4 lbs. |
| Confectionery | 8 lbs. |
| Fish | 97 lbs. |
| Fish (tinned) | 120 lbs. |
| Fruit (tinned) | 900 lbs. |
| Kidneys | 22 lbs. |
| Liver | 34 lbs. |
| Meat (tinned) | 1166 lbs. |
| Meat | 915 lbs. |
| Meat Pies | 26 lbs. |
| Milk (tinned) | 27 lbs. |
| Poultry | 20 lbs. |
| Preserves | 11 lbs. |
| Sausages | 153 lbs. |
| Sauces | 1 lb. |
| Soups | 4 lbs. |
| Vegetables (tinned) | 294 lbs. |
| Vegetables | 58 lbs. |
Milk and Dairies Regulations.
Five dairies have been registered under the above regulations.
No further Dealer's (Pre-Packed Milk) Licences under the Milk
(Special Designation) Regulations, 1960, were issued during the year.
Five visits were made to the dairies during 1963.