London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chigwell 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
This page requires JavaScript
2 FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. 1960.
Premises where food is manufactured, stored, or sold, are,
periodically visited to ensure the compliance with the Regulations. The
standard in the District is good and no major infringements were found.
In 120 cases letters were sent to proprietors calling attention to minor
contraventions and in 97 instances have been complied with.
3, REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES UNDER SECTION16,
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.
Ice cream manufacturers 1
" " vendors 97
Butchers (sausage manufacturers) 32
A
A.
-29-
FOOD CONTROL. 1. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND VENDORS.
| Type | Number of Premises | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 7 | 36 |
| Bakers' shops | 15 | 54 |
| Butchers | 32 | 182 |
| Cafes and restaurants | 20 | 101 |
| Canteens - industrial and otherwise | 11 | 27 |
| Canteens - schools | 24 | 70 |
| Confectioners | 42 | 74 |
| Dairies | 3 | 13 |
| Fishmongers and friers | 11 | 67 |
| Greengrocers | 31 | 122 |
| Grocers | 55 | 188 |
| Ice cream | 47 | 39 |
| Licensed premises | 41 | 60 |
| Visits in conmection with food complaints | 131 | |
| " " " " " sampling | 56 | |
| " " " " unsound food | 87 | |
| Inspection of food hawkers | 20 | |
| " " " transport vehicles | 6 | |
| Visits and enquiries in connection with corned beef and tinned tongue (typhoid epidermic) | 581 | |
| Other visits | 28 | |
| 1,942 | ||