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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
Carshalton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 9
INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES AND ACTION TAKEN
| Nature of Business | Number of Premises | Number registered Section 14 Food and Drugs Act | Number registered Section 34 Food and Drugs Act | Number of Inspections | W.C. accommodation repaired or cleansed | Means of hot water supply provided | Food preparation rooms repaired or cleansed | Food storage rooms repaired or cleansed | Sinks or wash basins provided | Other defective conditions remedied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers and Confectioners | 16 | 4 | – | 80 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Bakehouses | 4 | — | – | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Butchers | 36 | 31 | – | 193 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| Canteens | 21 | — | – | 113 | 1 | — | — | — | – | – |
| Chemists | 17 | 1 | – | 47 | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| Cinemas | 1 | — | – | 3 | – | — | — | — | – | – |
| Confectioners (sweets only) | 72 | 53 | – | 115 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | – | – |
| Fishmongers | 21 | 7 | – | 140 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | – | – |
| General Stores | 4 | 4 | – | 87 | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 44 | 2 | — | 159 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Grocers (including corn chandlers) | 82 | 20 | 2 | 275 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 |
| Ice Cream vehicles | variable | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| Licensed Premises (with catering facilities) | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | – | – |
| Licensed Premises (without catering facilities) | 21 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| Milk Shops | 8 | 4 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | – | – |
| Restaurants and Cafes | 27 | 16 | — | 160 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | – | – |
| Stalls, food | variable | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| Vehicles, food | variable | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| 143 | 2 | 1,725 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 |