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 Stepney]
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V. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The following is a summary of the inspections, etc., by the four special Inspectors engaged in the supervision and inspection of food :—
H. Abson | A. C. Brown | T. W. Dee | S. Vogler | Totals | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bishopsgate Goods Station | *4 | - | +l48 | - | 152 |
Butcher and Bacon shops | 317 | — | — | — | 317 |
Butcher and Bacon stalls | 293 | — | — | — | 293 |
Butter and Margarine premises | — | 8 | — | 19 | 27 |
Complaints | 30 | 37 | 8 | 32 | 107 |
Cowsheds | — | 40 | — | 72 | 112 |
Fish shops | — | 10 | — | 21 | 31 |
Greengrocers and Fruiterers | — | 142 | — | 142 | |
Grocers and Provision shops | — | 97 | — | 20 | 117 |
Ice Cream premises | — | 299 | — | 295 | 594 |
London Fruit Exchange | — | — | 263 | — | 263 |
Markets (Daily) | 365 | 223 | 24 | 364 | 966 |
Markets (Week-end) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8** |
Milkshops | — | 411 | — | 515 | 926 |
Poultry shops | 532 | 442 | — | 379 | 1,353 |
Poultry stalls | 990 | 330 | — | 742 | 2,062 |
Prepared Food premises | 122 | 60 | — | 89 | 271 |
Spitalfields Market | — | — | 249 | — | 249 |
Wharves | 443 | — | 640 | — | 1,083 |
Wholesale Grocers. | - | 38 | — | 73 | 111 |
Miscellaneous visits | 184 | 114 | 309 | 196 | 803 |
Revisits | 142 | 358 | 371 | 318 | 1,189 |
Samples taken—Food and Drugs | — | 783 | — | 769 | 1,552 |
„ Other | 48 | 35 | 26 | 45 | 154 |
No. of Summonses taken out | 1 | 21 | — | 27 | 49 |
*Of these 1 was a special night inspection.
+Of these, 45 were special night or early morning inspections.
**47 Inspections were also made by the District Sanitary Inspectors.
Under the Public Health Imported Food Regulations—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
506 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
35 | 17 | 2 | 26 | |
Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936— | ||||
36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | |
(c) From other premises | 39 | 15 | 1 | 10 |
Total | 622 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
156 Detention Notices and 220 Release Notices were issued in respect
to various foodstuffs.