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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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A summary of the work of sanitary inspection in connection with food
premises is as follows -
Bakehouse inspections 250
Registered Pood Premises:-
Inspections of ice cream premises 678
Inspections of other registered premises (preserved food, etc.) 399
Public Health (Meat) Regulations 1924-1948:-
Visits to Slaughterhouses 17
Inspections of butchers' shops 681
Inspections of butchers' stores 478
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949-50:-
Inspections of dairies 374
Other Food Premises, Inspections of -
Artificial cream dealers' premises 7
Butter factories 5
Confectioners 345
Pried fish shops 255
Pood factories 149
Greengrocers' 158
Markets 1,303
Provision stores (excluding registered premises shown above) 975
Public Houses 264
Restaurants and cafes 674
Street traders' food stores 206
Wet fish shops 293
Wholesale margarine dealers' premises 4
Miscellaneous 791
Notices served (all types of food premises) 219
Sampling, -
Formal samples 675
Graded Milks 548
Ice cream (for bacteriological examination) 88
Informal samples 237
Food complaints investigated 78
Food Poisoning investigations 49