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
Southgate 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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ments are kept up to standard and that full use is made of the
additional facilities provided, I am convinced that routine inspection
work by the Public Health Inspectors is invaluable. In fact, I regard
their work in this connection as a most important contribution to
our Health Education Programme.
In addition to the above, visits have been made by the
Inspectors to the school kitchen/dining rooms and mobile dining
centres, together with the Council's cafes in the parks and sports
grounds.
The following is a summary of the food condemned during the year as unfit for consumption. The method of disposal was by incineration at the Council's Destructor Works.
| Fish | 31½ stone |
| Poultry | 45 lbs. |
| Carcase meat | 472 lbs. |
| Offal | 75½ lbs. |
| Bacon | 35 lbs. |
| Ham | 18 lbs. |
| Canned Meat (various) | 451 lbs. |
| Canned foods (various) | 186 cans |
| Dried fruits | 291 lbs. |
| Potatoes | 128 lbs. |
Below is a summary of the food premises classified under type of business:
| Bakers and Confectioners | 32 |
| Butchers | 60 |
| Grocery and Provisions | 114 |
| Fruit and Greengrocery | 60 |
| Wet Fish | 16 |
| Fried Fish | 8 |
| Restaurants and cafes (including school canteens, works canteens, clubs, etc.) | 109 |
| Confectionery and Sweets | 76 |
| 475 |
In the Borough there are 299 premises registered under Section
16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, 207 in respect of ice-cream
and 92 in respect of preserved foods.
There is one dairy in the Borough registered under the Milk
and Dairies Regulations, 1949-54.
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