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

Hackney 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: B. Food Premises

B. Food Premises

Bakehouses inspected78
Registered Food Premises:-
Inspections of ice cream premises350
Inspections of other registered premises (preserved food, etc.)351
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924
Examination of carcasses slaughtered under Ministry Permit2
Inspections of butchers' shops441
Inspections of butchers' stores432
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949-1950:-Inspections of dairies72
Other Food Premises. Inspections of:-
Artificial cream dealers' premises11
Butter factories4
Confectioners'339
Fried fish shops215
Food factories166
Greengrocers'98
Markets1, 146
Provision stores (excluding registered premises shown above)764
Public Houses183
Restaurants and cafes447
Street traders' food stores115
Wet fish shops272
Wholesale margarine dealers' premises3
Miscellaneous157
Notices served (all types of food premises)89
Sampling:- Formal samples900
Graded Milks540
Ice cream (for bacteriological examination)39
Informal samples156
Food complaints investigated83
Food Poisoning investigations22