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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Improvements effected at Food establishments:-
Lavatory basins installed 22
Premises where hot and cold water supply installed 68
Premises where washing facilities for staff have
been improved 85
Sinks provided 34
Food storage accoramodation provided 21
Refrigerators or ice-boxes installed-or repaired 12
Walls, ceilings, floors, windows cleansed 767
Floors renewed or repaired 46
Shop-fronts improved 15
Premises where ventilation provided or improved 45
Premises where natural lighting improved 16
Protective covers provided for displayed food 60
Refuse bins 145
Miscellaneous improvements 1092
Transport and Handling of Meat.
170 inspections were made of vehicles delivering meat
into. the Borough from Islington Cattle Market and Smithfield
Market, The vans inspected were found to be satisfactory.
Unsound Food.
The following quantities of unsound foodstuffs were disposed of during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937-1948, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-
| Premises. | Tons | Cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharves | 64 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| London Fruit Exchange & Spitalfields Market | 68 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Railway Depots | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Zeebrugge-Harwich Train Ferry (at Bishcpsgate Goods Station) | – | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Other Premises | 45 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 187 | 17 | 3 | 6 |
Approximately 51/4-tons of this was allowed to be used for
animal feeding purposes or for manufacturing purposes other
than for human consumption, the remainder being delivered to
the Public Cleasing Department where it was mixed with
household refuse under the supervision of the Public Cleansing
Officer, and removed by barge to a controlled tipping
site in Kent.
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