London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Butter & Margarine
Factories. No. on Register Notices served. No. of Inspections.
Butter and Margarine Factories 4 - 67
Wholesale Dealers in Margarine 41 2
Prepared Food Premises.
Preserved Fish premises 70 38 453
Preserved Meat " 153 6
Restaurants & Eating Houses. 354 inspections were made
and 56 notices served.
Greengrocers & Fruiterers Shops & Stalls. 63 inspections
were made and 7 notices served.
Wholesale Grocers, etc. 354 inspections were made and
4 notices served, 42 notices were served in respect of
miscellaneous food premises.
Certification of Food Products for Export. 2 certificates
were issued respecting the export of consignments of
food products prepared within the Borough, 1 to Belgium and
1 to Buenos Aires.
676 carcases of imported mutton were examined for
caseous Lymphadenitis by the cutting of the lymphatic glands.
Of these, I was found to be diseased. No diseased carcases
were found during 1945.
Unsound Food. 1064 inspections were made at the
various wharves in the Borough. The following is a list
and quantity of unsound foodstuffs from the wharves disposed
of during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food)
Regulations, 1957:-
Meat and Poultry tons cwts. qrs. lbs.
Lamb 8
Assorted canned meat and poultry. 2 3 0
Fruit and Vegetables
Assorted canned fruit & vegetables 2 11 1 22
Dates 9 2 25
Gooseberry Pulp 1
Grapes 16 3 6
Prunes 25
Raisins 1 2 0
Sultanas 3 21