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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

Southgate 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Table: INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOODFood Inspection.The following is a summary of the food condemned during the year as unfit for consumption. The method of disposal of this condemned food was by incineration at the Council's Refuse Destructor Works :

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD

Food Inspection.

The following is a summary of the food condemned during the year as unfit for consumption. The method of disposal of this condemned food was by incineration at the Council's Refuse Destructor Works :

Fish39 stone
Carcase Meat915 lbs.
Offal32 lbs.
Sausages13 lbs.
Bacon22 lbs.
Canned Meats (various)890 lbs.
Canned Foods (various)604 lbs.
Cheese49 lbs.
Processed Foods24 cartons
Cereals2 lbs.
Fruit (Dried)2 lbs.
Jam and Marmalade37 lbs.
Pickles4 jars
Christmas Pudding2 lbs.
Rice3 lbs.
Puff Pastry2 lbs.

Table: Number and Classes of Food Premises in the Borough.Below is a summary of the food premises classified under type of business :

Number and Classes of Food Premises in the Borough.

Below is a summary of the food premises classified under type of business :

Bakers and Confectioners36
Butchers60
Grocery and Provisions121
Fruit and Greengrocery59
Wet Fish14
Fried Fish9
Restaurants and cafes (including school canteens, works canteens, clubs, etc.)102
Confectionery and Sweets71
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In the Borough there are 288 premises registered under Section
14 of the Food and Drugs Act 1938, 199 in respect of ice-cream and
89 in respect of preserved foods.
There is one dairy in the Borough registered under the Milk
and Dairies Regulations, 1949.
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