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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table shows the position of licensed street traders selling foodstuffs as at December 31st.
| Foodstuffs sold | Place of trading | Total No. of stalls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley Road | Chatsworth Road | Well Street | Kingsland Road | Broadway | Garn ham Street | Miscell. Streets | ||
| Fruit and vegetables | 56 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 148 | |
| Fish (wet, dry and shell) | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 34 | |
| Meat and Poultry | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Grocery and Provisions | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 14 |
| Sweets and Ice-cream | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Soft Drinks | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Cakes and Biscuits | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Refreshments (from Coffee stall) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | ||
| "Apple Fritters" | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Eggs | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 239 |
In addition to licensed pitches there are scattered throughout the borough
stalls selling foodstuffs on odd sites not controlled by the Council and these
also are regularly inspected by officers of this department.
SECTION 3
| Offence | Result of Proceedings | Fines | Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | S. | d. | ||
| Selling Porage Oats not of the nature demanded in that they contained insect larvae. | Absolute discharge granted on payment of costs | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Selling ice-cream not of the substance demanded in that it contained a piece of glass. | Fine and costs imposed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Selling loaf of bread not of the substance demanded in that it contained mouse excreta. | Fine and costs imposed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Selling ice-cream not of the substance demanded in that it was deficient in milk solids. | Absolute discharge granted on payment of costs | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forty-nine complaints of foreign bodies in various types of foodstuffs
were received; all were fully investigated, written explanations requested
from the vendors, and in 26 instances warning letters were sent,
SECTION 8 (Power of Minister of Health to make regulations as to the importation,
preparation, storage, sale, delivery, &c. of food).
(a) PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924-1952. These Regulations apply to
the slaughtering and inspection of animals for human consumption, the transport