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 1961
[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. | ||||
| Milk Distributors- Dairies | 9 | 255 | 7 | - |
| - Other | 221 | |||
| Licences issued to persons under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1960 | 231 | |||
| Ice Cream Premises- Sale | 300 | 255 | 6 | - |
| - Manufacture | 23 | |||
| - Storage only | 1 | |||
| Prepared Food Premises- Meat | 74 | 243 | 37 | - |
| - Fish | 41 | |||
| - Onion Peeling | 2 | |||
| Other Premises. | ||||
| Bakehouses | 38 | 332 | 13 | 2 |
| Bakers shops | 62 | 2 | ||
| Butchers shops and stalls | 103 | 313 | 38 | - |
| Catering establishments | 1035 | 1886 | 115 | - |
| Fish shops and stalls | 122 | 139 | 22 | - |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers | 631 | 675 | 52 | - |
| Grocers (wholesale and retail) | 357 | 1021 | 27 | - |
| Public Houses and Off Licences | 252 | 232 | 5 | - |
| Poultry Dealers (excluding butchers) | 74 | 107 | 16 | - |
| Railway Depots | 449 | - | - | |
| Wharves | 45 | 811 | 3 | - |
| Miscellaneous Food Premises | 334 | 850 | 18 | - |
| Meat Vehicles | - | 91 | 1 | - |
| Revisits | - | 741 | - | - |
| 8400 | 360 | 4 | ||
| There are 3,011 food premises, including stalls, in the Borough. Some of the premises listed above are included under more than one trade category. (Contd.) | ||||