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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
Yiewsley and West Drayton 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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FOOD INSPECTIONS
Regular inspections of all types of food premises continued throughout the whole year and where action needed to be taken this was done, in the form of advice, sometimes by notice and reports to the Public Health Committee in cases where authority for legal action for non-compliance was needed.
| No. of Shops. | inspections. | |
|---|---|---|
| Grocers | 45 | 75 |
| Cafes, Restaurants, Snack Bars and Canteens | 43 | 194 |
| Greengrocers | 18 | 12 |
| Sweet Shops and Ice Cream Premises | 26 | 21 |
| Confectionery and Bread | 4 | 4 |
| Fried Fish and Chip Shops | 6 | 4 |
| Butchers | 22 | 29 |
| Public Houses and Off-Licences | 25 | 14 |
| Chemists | 7 | 6 |
| Bakehouses | 4 | 4 |
OTHER FOOD INSPECTIONS
Fishmongers and Poulterers 11
Ministry of Food, Buffer Depot 37
Imported Food. London Airport 385
Ice Cream Samples 6
Water Samples 2
Milk Samples 5
Miscellaneous Food Visits 71
New certificates of registration were granted to four premises during
the year for the sale and storage of ice-cream.
The total number of premises registered for the manufacture of preserved
foods is 22 and the total number of premises registered for the sale
of ice-cream is 67.
Four mobile vehicles are registered under the Middlesex County Council
Act for the sale of ice-cream.
Two other mobile canteens which are stationed on the grass verge of
the Great South West Road near London Airport were inspected under the
Food Hygiene Regulations 1960 but the Council decided that a Street Trading
Licence, under Section 320 of the Middlesex County Council Act 1944,
did not apply owing to the peculiar situation of the vans on the grass verge.
The Police were informed of this situation for any action they considered
might be necessary if road obstructions were caused by motorists
stopping for refreshments from these vans.
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