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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 1957
[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 of premises registered under Section 16 of Food & Drugs Act | Number of inspections made | Sanitary accommodation | Food storage and preparation rooms | Accumulations removed | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repaired | Cleansed and/or decorated | Lighting provided | Ventilation provided | Wash-basins provided | Water supply provided | Wash your Hands Notices | Repaired | Cleansed and/or decorated | Lighting provided | Ventilation provided | Washing facilities for food and equipment provided | First-aid equipment provided | Accommodation for clothing provided | |||||
| Bakers and Confectioners | 15 | 4 | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 3 | – |
| Bakehouses | 3 | – | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Butchers | 36 | 29 | 188 | 1 | 3 | 2 | _ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Canteens | 21 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chemists | 17 | 1 | 54 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cinemas | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Confectioners (sweets only) | 68 | 54 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fishmongers | 17 | 7 | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| General Stores | 4 | 3 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 39 | 5 | 187 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Grocers (incl. corn chandlers) | 79 | 25 | 348 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ice Cream vehicles | variable | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Licensed Premises (with catering facilities) | 5 | 1 | 11 | _ | _ | _ | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Licensed Premises (without catering facilities) | 20 | — | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Milk Storage Depots | 3 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Restaurants and Cafes | 27 | 17 | 140 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Stalls, food | variable | – | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vehicles, food | variable | — | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 146 | 1,704 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 10 | ||