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33.
FOOD HYGIENE.
The work in connection with food hygiene was continued throughout
the year and the regular inspection of all premises in the Borough where
food is handled was carried out.
The total number of food handling premises in the Borough at the
end of 1951 was 999, as follows-
Cafes and Restaurants 175
Faotory and Warehouse Canteens 111
Ice Cream Shops and Manufacturers 149
Milk Shops and Depots 88
Butchers Shops and Stores 46
Fried Fish Shops 15
Fish curers 6
Bakehouses 16
Food Factories 16
Food Warehouses 13
Clubs Schools etc. 49
Food Shops not included in above 169
Public Houses 146
999
The manufacture of ice cream in the Borough is gradually being
reduced and the enforcement of the Ice Cream Heat Treatment Regulations
has no doubt made it much easier and simpler for the retailers to buy
their ice cream from the large ice cream manufacturers
Two underground bakehouses were closed One of these was replaced
by a new bakehouse at ground level
The whole of the milk delivered to domestic consumers in the
Borough is now bottled outside the district, the only loose milk
handled being in the nature of bulk supplies to canteens oafes
restaurants and the large institutions.
The following notice was issued to all food premises respecting
dogs, and the proprietors have co-operated fully in the display of
these notices.
"METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH
DOGS
In the Interest of hygiene you are requested
not to bring your dog into premises in which
food is sold."
In all food premises, other than a few greengrocers' shops, a unit
for the constant supply of hot water has been installed. It is now the