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Wood Green 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(a) Food premises in the Borough
Bakers' Shops 25
Butchers' Shops 35
Cafes and Restaurants 37
Chemists' Shops 16
Confectionery and Sweet Shops 76
Dairies and Milk Shops 36
Pried Pish Shops 9
Wet Pish Shops 5
Greengrocers' Shops 57
Grocers' Shops 70
Public Houses and Off-Licences 39
Pood Factories 12
(b) Food and Drugs Act, 1955, Section 16.
There are 11 premises registered for the manufacture of Ice
Cream in the district and 151 premises registered for retailing
Ice Cream. Luring the year 40 visits were paid to these premises.
Also 47 premises are registered under this Section for the
preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled
or preserved food intended for sale. Visits to these premises
during the year numbered 102.
(c) Middlesex County Council Act, 1950
Section II. - Registration of Hawkers of Pood.
31 hawkers of food in the Borough are
registered.
(d) Meat and Other Foods Condemned
The under-mentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for
human consumption during the year:-
Meat 1,057 lb. Meat 441 tins
Pish 30 lb. Fish 137 tins
Fruit 873 tins
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS- Vegetables 667 tins
Jam etc. 51 pkts/jars Evaporated &
Mayonnaise 3 " Condensed Milk 183 tins
Pickles & Onions 108 " Cream 67 tins
Mincemeat 13 " Milk Pudding 22 tins
Fruit Juices 14 " Soup 170 tins
Puddings 13 " Spaghetti 37 tins
Meat 70 " Beans 132 tins
Fish 63 "
Others 153 "
After examination by the Public Health Inspector condemned
food is collected by this Department's van; it is then removed
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