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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Summary-of inspections, etc. by the specialist inspectors engaged in the supervision and inspection of food.
| A .C .Brown | H .J .Green | W.F -Smith | S.Vogler | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | - | 158 | 180 | - | 338 |
| Butcher &Bacon shops | |||||
| and stalls | 204 | - | 2 | 117 . | 323 |
| Butter & Margarine premises | - | 34 | 32 | - | 66 |
| Complaints | 6 | 15 | . 20 | 11 | 52 |
| Cowsheds | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| Fish shops and stalls | 361 | - | 2 | 304 | 667 |
| Grocery & Provision shops | - | 110 | 142 | - | 252 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers shops and stalls | 304 | 1 | 1 | 548 | 853 |
| Ice Cream premises .... | - | 279 | 210 | - | 489 |
| London Fruit Exchange | 25 | — | - | 151 | 176 |
| Markets (Daily) | 337 | 152 | 107 | 266 | 862 |
| Markets (Weekend) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Milkshops | 1 | 294 | 184 | - | 479 |
| Poultry shops-and stalls | 414 | - | - | 1067 | 1481 |
| Prepared Food premises | 274 | 6 | - | 166 , | 446 |
| Railway Depots | 170 | - | - | 138 | 308 |
| Restaurants,Cafes & Canteens | 89 | 372 | 313 | 135 | 909 |
| Spitalfields Market | 32 | - | - | 120 | 152 |
| Wharves | 605 | — | - | 238 | 843 |
| Wholesale Grocers | 3 | 146 | 270 | - | 419 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 30 | 230 | 126 | 72 | 458 |
| Samples : Food and Drugs | 18 | 542 | 593 | 33 | 1186 |
| Others | i 62 | 65 | 187 | 19 | 333 |
| Re-visits | 195 | 67 | 84 | 559 | 1005 |
| No. .of summonses taken out. | 5 | . 32 | 23 | 10 | 70 |
| + Includes 143 special night or early morning ..... inspections at Bishopsgate Goods Station. | |||||
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