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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 15.
SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD)
| No. | Visits or Inspections | Notices | Legal Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Premises. | 346 | 4 | - | |
| Milk Distributors - Dairies | 10 | |||
| - Other | 221 | |||
| Licences issued to persons under the Milk (Special Designations)(Pasteurised & Sterilised Milk) & (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949-54- | 557 | |||
| Ice Cream Premises - Sale | 291 | 206 | 5 | - |
| - Manufacture | 27 | |||
| - Storage only | 1 | |||
| Prepared Food Premises - Meat | 80 | 251 | 27 | - |
| - Fish | 44 | |||
| - Onion Peeling | 2 | |||
| Other Premises | ||||
| Bakehouses | 37 | 319 | 16 | 4 |
| Bakers shops | 62 | 3 | 1 | |
| Butchers shops and stalls | 109 | 285 | 39 | - |
| Catering establishments | 1046 | 1945 | 146 | 1 |
| Fish shops and stalls | 125 | 136 | 16 | - |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers | 625 | 602 | 40 | - |
| Grocers (wholesale and retail) | 373 | 930 | 31 | 1 |
| Public Houses and Off Licences | 263 | 280 | 11 | - |
| Poultry Dealers (excluding butchers) | 69 | 131 | 24 | 4 |
| Railway Depots | 4 | 457 | - | - |
| Wharves | 45 | 794 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous Food Premises | 337 | 1104 | 15 | - |
| Meat Vehicles | - | 128 | 1 | - |
| Revisits | - | 825 | - | - |
| 8739 | 378 | 11 |
There are 3,055 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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