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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
Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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OTHER FOODS.
All food exposed for sale or produced in the district is kept
under supervision by the district Sanitary Inspectors, but,
in addition, three Inspectors regularly inspect the market
places at all periods of the day. The conditions under which,
and the places where, it is produced or sold are also subject to
control. As a result, improvements are constantly being
made. In concise form is given below, in Table No. 40, a
summary of the inspections made in connection with food
and food premises during the year.
TABLE No. 40.
| Premises. | On Register 31st December. | Number of | Legal Proceed ings. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Notices. | |||
| Bakehouses | 44 | 124 | 9 | - |
| Cowsheds | 9 | 144 | 3 | - |
| Milkshops | 88 | 558 | 13 | - |
| Ice Cream Shops | 221 | 751 | 10 | - |
| Slaughterhouses | 8 | 35 | 1 | - |
| Fried Fish Shops | 68 | 243 | 14 | - |
| Butchers' Shops | 93 | 482 | 11 | - |
| Premises where food is prepared (other than above) | 73 | 829 | 4 | - |
| Shops and Markets | - | 2050 | — | - |
Bakehouses. 124 inspections were made of bakehouses,
and on 28 occasions offences were found. These offences
consisted in the main of dirty structural conditions, but there
was some evidence of carelessness in the cleansing of these
places. In 9 instances notices were served, all of which were
complied with. The following Table is a list of the bakehouses,
factory, workshop, and underground, in use at the
end of the year:—