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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
Hackney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| No. of Premises. | No. of Inspections made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| London County Council By-laws, 1914 | Fish Friers and Curers | 94 | 239 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908 | Coffee Shops, Restaurants, etc. | 165 | 140 |
| Do. do. | Food Street Traders' Stores | 330 | 312 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, and Public Health. (Meat) Regulations, 1924 | Butchers' Shops | 189 | 193 |
| Do. do. | Do. Stalls | 50 | 1199 |
| Do. do. | Do. Stores | 41 | 90 |
| Do. do. | Provision Shops | 220 | 218 |
| Do. do. | Food Factories | 15 | 24 |
| London County Council (General Powers )Act, 1928 | Ice Cream Premises | 203 | 326 |
| Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 | Dairymen | 202 | 779 |
| Purveyors of Milk in Closed Receptacles | 254 | ||
| Cowhouses | 3 | 21 | |
| 1917 | 4634 | ||
In addition, there are a large number of itinerant vendors who
hawk food around the streets. The stores of all street traders in
food were inspected before a licence was granted or renewed.
Eighty-six complaints as to the condition of food premises or
the food sold were received during the year. Notices were served
or warnings given, as required. In a number of cases unsound food
was surrendered for destruction and a number of samples were
submitted for examination.
One hundred and twelve notices were served for defects or contraventions
of the law relating to food premises.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.—Samples of food
for chemical analysis are collected by the Sanitary Inspectors who
are appointed to act as Sampling Officers under this Act. Those
samples taken in strict conformity with the requirements of the
Act are described in this report as "formal samples," whilst those
samples which are purchased without disclosing to the vendor the
fact that samples are being taken for analysis are referred to as
"informal samples."