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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Summary of Work of Public Health Inspectors (Food). (Table 15 contd.) Reason for Visit.
| Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 | 5159 |
| Surrender of Unsound Food | 494 |
| Merchandise Marks Act | 231 |
| Public Health (Meat) Regulations | 379 |
| Food Standards Orders | 39 |
| Labelling of Food Orders | 73 |
| Byelaws: Fish Curer and Fish Frying | 99 |
| Agricultural Produce Grading and Marking Acts | 42 |
| Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 194-1 | 41 |
| Sampling | 307 |
| Complamts | 100 |
| Shops Act | 176 |
Samples of food taken during the year for chemical and bacteriological
examination numbered 854•
Summonses taken out numbered 11 and related to 6 premises in the
Borough. Four summonses related to dirty conditions, etc., of a poultry
stall, three to foreign bodies found in bread, one to the sale of tea
incorrectly labelled, one to dirty conditions in a. cafe, and two to the
use of a basement bakehouse as such after the Certificate of Suitability
had been withdrawn.
Table 16.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE HOUSING INSPECTOR
| Caravan Sites and Fairgrounds | 207 |
| Housing Act, 1957 - Section 16 | 63 |
| Town Planning | 119 |
| Immigrant Enquiries for Malta Government | 16 |
| Improvement Grants and Standard Grants | 42 |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 379 |
| Overcrowding | 91 |
| "Permitted Numbers" under the Housing Act | 928 |
| Premises situated in Clearance Areas | 230 |
| Underground Rooms | 259 |
| Vacant sites | 80 |