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 1948
[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.
| A.C.BROWN | H.J.GREEN | W.F.SMITH | S.V0GLER | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | - | 185 | 146 | - | 329 |
| Butcher and bacon shops | 255 | 159 | 414 | ||
| Butcher and bacon stalls | 91 | 91 | |||
| Butter & margarine premises | 28 | 33 | 61 | ||
| Complaints | 14 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 77 |
| Cowsheds | - | 12 | 17 | 29 | |
| Fish shops and stalls | 369 | 28 | 249 | 646 | |
| Grocery and provision shops | 1 | 127 | 193 | 321 | |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers shops and stalls | 422 | - | - | 455 | 875 |
| Ice Cream Premises | - | 286 | 250 | 536 | |
| London Fruit Exchange | 69 | 148 | 211 | ||
| Markets (daily) | 403 | 98 | 85 | 202 | 786 |
| Markets (week-end) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Milkshops | 260 | 146 | 406 | ||
| Poultry shops | 340 | 392 | 732 | ||
| Poultry stalls | 368 | - | 665 | 1033 | |
| Prepared Food premises | 256 | 4 | 122 | 382 | |
| Railway Depots | ø199 | - | X 112 | 311 | |
| Restaurants,Cafes & Cunteens | 51 | 412 | 365 | 51 | 879 |
| Spitalfields Market | 117 | 108 | 225 | ||
| Wharves | 589 | 198 | 787 | ||
| Wholesale Grocers | 110 | 229 | - | 339 | |
| Miscellaneous visits | 61 | 231 | 265 | 96 | 653 |
| Samples: Food and Drugs | 60 | 570 | 568 | 13 | 1211 |
| Others | 11 | 68 | 129 | 20 | 228 |
| Revisits | 195 | 86 | 226 | 622 | 1129 |
| No. of summonses taken out | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
ø Includes 128 special night or early morning, and
1 Sunday inspections at Bishopsgate Goods Station.
X Includes 92 special night or early morning inspections
at Bishopsgate Goods Station.
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