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
Southall 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Food Premises—Inspection
The number of food premises in the Borough, by type of business, is shown as follows
Shops 337
Greengrocers 51
Grocers 115
Confectioners 96
Fish Fryers 11
Bakers 17
Butchers 35
Fishmongers 12
Catering Establishments (including Canteens) 131
Food Factories 19
487
Premises required to be registered are as follows:—
Food & Drugs Act, 1955, Section 16.
Fish Curing 6
Manufacture of Sausages or Preserved Food 32
Manufacture of Ice-Cream —
Sale only of Ice-Cream 157
Manufacture and Sale of Iced-Lollies —
Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, Section 11
Premises of Street Traders 9
The following table shows the quantity of food examined and the disposal of condemned food.
| Total Inspected (lbs.) | Sound | Unsound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (lbs.) | Stock (lbs.) | Production (lbs.) | Consumption (lbs.) | Total (lbs.) | Animal Feeding (lbs.) | By Products (lbs.) | Destruction (lbs.) | |
| - | — | - | — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||