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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 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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81
SECTION VI.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Although there are now three special food Inspectors,
all the male Sanitary Inspectors in some degree or other
are concerned with the inspection and supervision of the
food supplies. The following Table No. 35 shows the number
of inspections made and the number of notices served. Most
of the notices dealt with want of cleanliness on the part of
the traders, their employees, premises or utensils. All the
notices were complied with.

Table: TABLE No. 35.

TABLE No. 35.

Premises.On Register 31st December.Number ofLegal Proceedings.
Inspections.Notices.
Bakehouses3880——
Cowsheds191566—
Milkshops944665—
Ice Cream Premises1072711—
Slaughterhouses726——
Fried Fish Shops5919010—
Butchers' Shops96170——
Premises whore Food is prepared (other than above)17237123
Shops and Markets—1680——