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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 13
SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD)
| No. | Visits or Inspections | Notices | Legal Proceedings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Premises | |||||
| Milk Distributors; | Dairies | 9 | 236 | 2 | - |
| Other | 221 | ||||
| Licences issued to persons under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 | 230 | ||||
| Ice Cream Premises; | Sale | 292 | 223 | 6 | - |
| Manufacture | 22 | ||||
| Storage only | 1 | ||||
| Prepared Food Premises; | Meat | 68 | 229 | 38 | - |
| Fish | 36 | ||||
| Other Premises | |||||
| Bakehouses | 34 | 346 | 10 | 1 | |
| Bakers shops ... ... ... | 58 | ||||
| Butchers shops and stalls | 98 | 269 | 69 | 1 | |
| Catering establishments | 986 | 1,952 | 140 | - | |
| Fish shops and stalls | 119 | 174 | 28 | - | |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers | 620 | 638 | 26 | - | |
| Grocers (wholesale and retail) | 345 | 1,027 | 37 | 1 | |
| Public Houses and Off-Licences | 240 | 143 | 5 | - | |
| Poultry dealers (excluding butchers) | 74 | 179 | 47 | 1 | |
| Railway Depots | 4 | 453 | - | - | |
| Wharves | 45 | 760 | 20 | - | |
| Miscellaneous Food Premises | 331 | 754 | 16 | - | |
| Meat Vehicles | - | 127 | 5 | - | |
| Re-Visits | - | 949 | - | - | |
| Total | 8,459 | 449 | 4 | ||
There are 2,893 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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