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 1959
[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 | 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 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 3 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butchers | 35 | 31 | 148 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 4 | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| Canteens | 22 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chemists | 17 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cinemas | 1 | —_ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confectioners (Sweets only) | 69 | 55 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishmongers | 14 | 6 | 69 | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| General Stores | 4 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 40 | 6 | 158 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Grocers (including corn chandlers) | 78 | 27 | 298 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ice Cream Vehicles | variable | _ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Licensed Premises (with catering facilities) | 5 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Licensed Premises (without catering facilities) .. | 20 | — | 42 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Milk Storage Depots | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Restaurants and Cafes | 24 | 16 | 124 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stalls, food | variable | _ | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Vehicles, food | variable | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 151 | 1,387 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | ||