Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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FOOD SUPPLY.
The following table lists the food premises in the district by type of business.
FOOD PREMISES | No. in District | No. of Inspections Made |
---|---|---|
Public Houses and Hotels (7 with dining rooms) | 11 | 15 |
Works Canteens | 5 | 12 |
School Canteens | 5 | 15 |
Restaurants and Cafes | 17 | 27 |
Grocers (including off licences) | 52 | 63 |
Greengrocers | 21 | 25 |
Confectioners | 18 | 24 |
Bakehouses | 4 | 13 |
Bakers shops | 8 | 12 |
Butchers | 18 | 29 |
Dairy | 1 | 14 |
Milk Depots | 5 | 8 |
Milk Shops | 10 | 12 |
Fish Shops (wet, dry and fried) | 3 | 8 |
Fish Shops (wet) | 6 | 12 |
Fish Shops (fried) | 4 | 11 |
Greengrocers stalls | 2 | 12 |
Ice Cream Manufacturers | 3 | 20 |
193 | 332 |
The following premises are registered under Section 14 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 for the purposes listed.
FOOD PREMISES
No. in District
No. of Inspections Made
Ice cream manufacture, sale and storage | 3 | 25 |
Ice cream, sale and storage | 72 | 65 |
The preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale | 43 | 62 |
118 | 152 |
It has not been necessary to take legal action under the
provisions of the Food and Drugs Act or the byelaws made under
Section 15 of the Act, informal action in all cases having produced
the desired results.