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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 11.
SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD
| No. | Visits or Inspections | Noti-ces | Legal Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Premises | ||||
| Milk Distributors - Dairies | 12 | 384 | 13 | - |
| - Itinerant Vendors | 34 | |||
| - Other | 212 | |||
| Licences issued to persons under the Milk;(Special Designations(Pasteurised & Sterilised Milk & (Raw Milk Regulations, 1949-54 | 568 | |||
| Ice Cream Premises - Sale | 279 | 149 | 10 | - |
| -Manufacture | 28 | |||
| - Storage only | 2 | |||
| 1 Prepared Food Premises - Meat | 89 | 309 | 39 | 1 |
| - Fish | 47 | |||
| - Onion Peeling | 2 | |||
| Other Premises | ||||
| Bakehouses - basement ., | 6 | 447 | 17 | 1 |
| - ground level | 37 | |||
| Bakers shops | 63 | |||
| Butchers shops and stalls | 116 | 249 | 28 | |
| Catering establishments | 1060 | 1644 | 167 | - |
| Fish shops and stalls | l6l | 162 | 35 | |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers | 707 | 737 | 72 | - |
| Grocers (wholesale and retail | 420 | 1094 | 38 | |
| Public Houses and Off Licences | 278 | 194 | 10 | |
| Poultry Dealers (excluding butchers | 86 | 145 | 9 | 1 |
| Railway Depots | 428 | - | - | |
| Wharves | 42 | 1021 | - | |
| Miscellaneous Food Premises | 348 | 859 | 37 | - |
| Meat Vehicles | - | 112 | 1 | |
| Revisits | - | 1203 | - | - |
| - | 9137 | 476 | 3 |
There are 3,045 food premises, including stalls, in the Borough.
Some of the premises listed above are included under more than one trade
category,
(Contd.)
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