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
Sutton and Cheam 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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REGISTERED FOOD PREMISES
The following table shows the number of food premises registered by type of business, and the number of inspections made.
| Type of Registered Premises | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preserved Foods | Milk | Ice Cream | Inspections | |
| Butchers | 47 | _ | _ | 147 |
| Confectioners (Sugar and Flour) | _ | 1 | 97 | 185 |
| Fruiterers | _ | _ | 7 | 123 |
| General Shops/Stores | _ | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Grocers | 20 | 35 | 56 | 201 |
| Ice Cream (Manufacture) | _ | _ | 2 | 12 |
| Milk Depots/Dairies | _ | 5 | _ | 36 |
| Sundry Premises - Newsagents, etc. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| TOTAL | 70 | 43 | 175 | 725 |
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 | lbs | Tins | Bottles or Jars | Packets or Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef, corned | 78 | _ | _ | _ |
| Beef (Home killed) | 302 | _ | _ | _ |
| Chickens (English) | _ | _ | _ | 12 |
| Cream | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Fish - Wet and Dry | 225 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Fruit Juices | _ | 1 | 64 | _ |
| Fruit/Vegetables | 63 | 117 | _ | _ |
| Ham | 239 | _ | _ | _ |
| Jam/Marmalade/Syrup | _ | 1 | 4 | _ |
| Lamb (Home Killed) | 334 | _ | _ | _ |
| Livers (Lamb) | 18 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Meat - Luncheon etc. | _ | 29 | _ | _ |
| Milk - Evaporated | _ | 6 | _ | _ |
| Pears | 140 | _ | _ | _ |
| Peas/Beans/Baked Beans | _ | 59 | _ | _ |
| Pork (Home Killed) | 33 | _ | _ | _ |
| Rabbits | 36 | _ | _ | _ |
| Roes | 28 | _ | _ | _ |
| Soup/Pickles/Sauces | _ | 19 | _ | _ |
| Spaghetti | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Steak Pudding | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| TOTALS | 1496 | 239 | 68 | 12 |