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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
Sutton and Cheam 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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In view of the relatively short time that the Food Hygiene
Regulations have been in force, it is too early to attempt anything
in the nature of a complete assessment of their working
and success, but it can be stated that good progress has already
been made both in regard to the number of food premises insnected
and the number of infringements remedied and in hand as shown
in a previous table
The following table shows the number of food premises
registered by type of business, and the number of inspections
made.
A. Section 16 - Food & Drugs Act, 1955.
B. Milk and Dairies Regulations 1949-1954
C. Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc.) Regulations
1947-1952 and
D. Number of inspections made.
| Confectioners (Sugar and Flour) | - | - | 94 | 184 |
| Fruiterers | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| General Shops/Stores | 2 | 1 | 8 | 32 |
| Grocers | 10 | 26 | 30 | 195 |
| Ice Cream (Manufacture) | - | - | 3 | 11 |
| Milk Depots/Dairies | - | 8 | - | 38 |
| Sundry Premises - Newsagents etc. | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 60 | 35 | 141 | 599 |
UNSOUND FOOD
The following diseased and/or unsound meat and other foods have been surrendered and destroyed or. where suitable, utilised for pig food.
| Type of food condemned | 1bs. | Tins | Bottles or Jars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds (Ground) | 5½ | - | - |
| Apple rings (dried) | 30 | - | - |
| Beef (Home Killed) | 46½ | - | - |
| Beef (Imported) | 221¼ | - | - |
| Biscuits | 400 | - | - |
| Chicken | - | 1 | - |
| Currants | 32 | - | - |
| Fish (Tinned) | - | 28 | - |
| Fish (Wet and Dry) | 291¼ | - | - |
| Fruit Juices | - | 30 | - |
| Carried forward | 1026½ | 59 | - |