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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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All shops and stalls where meat is sold are also regularly
inspected, and, if any insanitary conditions are discovered,
measures are taken at once to secure their abatement.
There is no public slaughterhouse in the Borough.
Slaughterhouses are subject to annual licence from the
London County Council, and, in the Table which follows,
are shown those licensed at the end of the year.
TABLE No. 36.
| Situation of Slaughterhouse. | Owner. |
|---|---|
| Bostall Farm, Abbey Wood | Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, Ltd |
| 14, Church Street | Portlock, T. W. |
| 30, Hare Street | Vicars, Hedley |
| 33, Herbert Road | Anderson, F. |
| 168, Eltham High Street | Garnsey, A. S. |
| 6, Plumstead High Street | Reed, H., & Co., Ltd. |
| 38, Plumstead Common Road | Reed, H., & Co., Ltd. |
OTHER FOOD PREMISES.
Bakehouses. The number in the Borough on the 31st
December was 37, of which 17 were factory and 11 underground.
The district Inspectors made 76 inspections and
served 8 notices which in most instances were for cleansing
of the walls and ceilings. No legal proceedings were taken.
Fried Fish Shops. There were 62 fried fish shops on the
register at the end of the year. These premises were inspected
on 238 occasions and 23 notices were served for breaches of
the by-laws.
Ice Cream Premises, etc. The number of premises where
Ice Cream was sold during the year was 129, but in many