Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(ii) Number of other houses:—
(a) found to be infested 46
(b) subsequently disinfested 46
(i) by hydrogen cyanide 2
(ii) by sulphur 2
(iii) by liquid insecticides 42
Other vermin eradicated 15
Verminous articles destroyed 12
(d) Meat and other Food Premises:— ,
Meat shops, stalls, etc.—premises cleansed 30
„ „ „ „ other contraventions
remedied 14
Dairies—cleansed and limewashed 11
„ premises repaired 2
„ other contraventions remedied 8
Bakehouses cleansed and limewashed 8
„ sanitary conditions improved 2
„ other contraventions remedied 5
Ice cream premises cleansed and limewashed 2
„ „ „ sanitary conditions improved
2
Fried fish shops cleansed and limewashed 1
„ „ „ sanitary conditions improved 2
„ „ „ other contraventions remedied 1
Fishmongers, etc., contraventions remedied 9
Grocers, etc., contraventions remedied 31
Greengrocers, etc., contraventions remedied 18
Restaurants, Cafes, etc., contraventions
remedied 14
Other food premises, contraventions remedied 2
3,396
(e) Unsound food surrendered:—
9 cwts Beef. 17 lbs. Meat pies.
87 lbs. Lamb 559 6-lb. tins Corned beef.
10 lbs. Lamb's liver. 8 tins Spam.
178 l'bs. Ox kidneys. 1 tin Sausages.
13 lbs. Pork. 296 lbs. Sausages.
7 lbs. Tongue. 9 lbs Bacon.
161 lbs. Corned beef 6 lbs. Brawn.
trimmings. 20½ lbs. Suet.
293 lbs. Poultry. 4 6-lb. tins Corned
8 lbs. Sausage meat. mutton.
17 lbs. Ham. 3,930 12-oz. tins Corned beef.
80