London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Stepney 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Summary of inspections, etc. by the special inspectors engaged in the supervision and inspection of food.
| H. ABSON (to 31 Jan.) | A.C. BROWN | T.W. DEE (to 31 Mar. ) | H.J.GREEN (from 2 Apr.) | W. F. SMITH (from 13 Mar.) | S.V0GLER | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | - | 7 | — | 79 | 61 | 5 | XX152 |
| Butcher and bacon shops | 31 | 201 | - | - | - | 146 | 378 |
| Butcher and bacon stalls | 15 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Butter & Margarine premises | - | 14 | - | 13 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| Complaints | - | 15 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 68 |
| Cowsheds | - | 17 | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| Fish shops and stalls | - | 166 | - | 59 | 79 | 61 | 365 |
| Grocery & Provision shops | - | 42 | - | 113 | 116 | 27 | 298 |
| Greengrocers & Fruiterers | |||||||
| shops and stalls | - | 241 | 31 | 7 | - | 366 | 645 |
| Ice Cream premises | . | 29 | - | 242 | 106 | 21 | 398 |
| London Fruit Exchange | - | 22 | 70 | - | - | 168 | 260 |
| Markets (Daily) | 26 | 431 | 24 | 92 | 117 | 223 | 913 |
| Markets (Week-end) | - | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | OO11 |
| Milkshops | - | 128 | - | 222 | 79 | 73 | 502 |
| Poultry Shops | 56 | 210 | - | - | - | 418 | 684 |
| Poultry stalls | 44 | 384 | - | - | - | 388 | 1016 |
| Prepared Food premises | 13 | 226ø | - | 79 | 41 | 90X | 449 |
| Railway Depots | - | 120 | 85o | - | - | 95 | 300 |
| Restaurants and Cafes | - | 60 | 265 | 115 | 34 | 474 | |
| Spitalfields Market | - | 53 | 54 | - | - | 158 | 265 |
| Wharves | 43 | 480 | 262 | - | - | 168 | 953 |
| Wholesale Grocers | - | 48 | - | 82 | 130 | 29 | 289 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 7 | 74 | 23 | 96 | 302 | 86 | 588 |
| Samples taken: Food & Drugs | - | 253 | - | 591 | 535 | 139 | 1518 |
| Others | - | 9 | - | 16 | 61 | 9 | 95 |
| Revisits | 17 | 188 | 11 | 76 | 111 | 564 | 967 |
| No.of summonses taken out | - | 3 | — | 14 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
0 includes 54 special night or early morning inspections
at Bishopsgate Goods Station.
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Inspectors.
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