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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
Shoreditch 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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44.
NUISANCES FROM NOISE.
Several complaints regarding nuisances from noise were made during the
year. In all cases a satisfactory arrangement was made in connection with
the use of machinery after inspections had been made by the Public Health
Inspector.
FOOD— HYGIENE.
The work in connection with food hygiene was continued throughout the
year, and regular inspections of all premises in the Borough where food is
handled were carried out.
The total number of food—handling premises in the Borough at the end of 1956 was 916, as follows
| Cafes and Restaurants | 116 |
| Factory and Warehouse Canteens | 65 |
| Ice Cream Shops and Manufacturers | 104 |
| Milk Shops and Depots | 87 |
| Butchers Shops and stores | 44 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 10 |
| Wet Fish Shops | 6 |
| Fish curers | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 12 |
| Food Warehouses | 7 |
| Grocery and Provision shops | 131 |
| Confectioners shops | 72 |
| Greengrocers shops | 37 |
| Public Houses | 131 |
| Food stalls | 92 |
| Coffee stall | 1 |
| 916 |
The Food and Drugs Act 1955 which consolidated and amended previous
food legislation became operative on the 1st January 1956 and included the
Food Hygiene Regulations 1955 made under this Act,