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
Carshalton 1955
[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 made | 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 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 4 | — | — | 55 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Butchers | 36 | 31 | — | 126 | 3 | _ | 1 | — | — | — |
| Canteens | 21 | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chemists | 17 | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cinemas | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Confectioners (sweets only) | 71 | 53 | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishmongers | 21 | 7 | — | 77 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | —_ |
| General Stores | 4 | 4 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 44 | 2 | — | 138 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Grocers (including corn chandlers) | 82 | 20 | 2 | 250 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ice Cream vehicles | variable | — | —_ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Licensed Premises (with catering facilities) | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Licensed Premises (without catering facilities) | 21 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milk Shops | 8 | 4 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Restaurants and Cafes | 26 | 16 | — | 115 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Stalls, food | variable | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vehicles, food | variable | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 143 | 2 | 1,408 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |