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
Wanstead and Woodford 1963
[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, pastries) 31
Grocers 80
Greengrocers 37
Butchers 33
Confectioners and Tobacconists 67
Restaurants and cafes 40
Fishmongers 15
Dairies and Milkshops 10
Miscellaneous 65
of these
131 are registered for the storage and sale of ice cream;
60 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.
Inspection of Food Premises and Vehicles
Butchers' Shops, Stalls, etc. 92
Wholesale Butchers' Depots 77
Fish Fryers 3
Hotels, Boarding Houses, Etc. 7
Bakehouses 47
Fishmongers 36
Grocers 181
Restaurants and Cafes 97
Dairies and Milkshops 5
Greengrocers 86
Ice Cream Premises 14
Street Vendors 9
Food and Drugs Sampling 107
Ice Cream Sampling 6
Milk Sampling 17
Other Premises 171
Food Hygiene Regulations 9
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