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Wanstead and Woodford 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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The food premises in the District may be classified as follows: -
Confectioners (cakes, pasties) 32
Grocers 78
Greengrocers 34
Butchers 37
Confectioners and Tobacconists 70
Restaurants and cafes 35
Fishmongers 16
Dairies and Milkshops 10
Miscellaneous 35
of these
126 are registered for the storage and sale of ice cream;
58 are registered for the preparation of preserved foods.
Disposal of unsound foodstuffs
The unsound food condemned by the Public Health Inspectors is
destroyed in the incinerator at Chingford.
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960
The following licences were issued":Dealers'
Licences:-
Pasteurised 18 Sterilised 26 Tuberculin Tested 15
Inspection of Food Premises and Vehicles
Butchers' Shops, Stalls, etc 83
Wholesale Butchers' Depots 48
Cooked Meat Shops 7
Hotels, Boarding Houses, Etc. 13
Bakehouses 33
Fishmongers 19
Grocers 146
Restaurants and Cafes 83
Dairies and Milkshops 8
Greengrocers 59
Ice Cream Premises 17
Street Vendors 15
Food and Drugs Sampling 98
Ice Cream Sampling 35
Milk Sampling 12
Other Premises 45
Food Hygiene Regulations 552
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