London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Mitcham 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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in 11 cases undertakings were given by the various landlords and in
the remaining 8 cases certificates were issued. Five certificates were
cancelled during the year on application by landlords, the works
specified having been completed. In four cases cancellation was
refused as the work had not been satisfactorily completed.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
One thousand five hundred and forty-five inspections were made
of food premises other than slaughterhouses. The premises were on
the whole satisfactory with some minor adjustments necessary.
Food premises by type of business.
General Stores 15
Groceries 82
Butchers 36
Greengrocer & Fruiterers 62
Greengrocer & General
Provisions 2
Confectionery 69
Chemists 15
Restaurants & Cafes 32
Cafe & General Stores 1
Roadside Snack Bars 2
Fishmongers 10
Fried Fish Buffets 6
Fried Fish 1
Bakers and Confectioners 14
Milk & Provisions 13
Public Houses 30
Off-Licences 10
Food premises by type, registered under Section 16, Food and Drugs
Act, 1955.
The storage and sale of ice-cream 166
The manufacture for sale of ice-cream 1
The preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food 38
Dairies registered under the Milk and Dairies (General)
Regulations, 1959 1
Number of inspections of registered food premises during
the year 303
All condemned food is either incinerated at the Refuse
Destructor, Garth Road, Morden, by arrangement with the Merton
and Morden Urban District Council, or treated with dye and disposed
of to fat and bone merchants.