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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
Fulham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Ice Creams.
One hundred and five premises on which ice creams are
made or sold are registered, and were regularly inspected by
the District Inspectors.
Cowsheds and Slaughterhouses.
The licenses of the undermentioned cowsheds and
slaughterhouses were renewed by the London County
Council in October, no objections being raised by the
Borough Council.
Unsound Food.
The stalls and shops where food is sold or stored have
been kept under supervision.
Twenty-five boxes of fish, twelve cases of fruit, and 75
rabbits, examined at the request of the owners, were condemned
and destroyed.
Proceedings were taken against a costermonger in North
End Road for exposing for sale unsound cocoanuts, who was
convicted and fined £3 with 14s. costs.
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year— Bakehouses | 69 |
| Laundries | 92 |
| Dressmakers and Milliners | 139 |
| Tailors | 22 |
| Other Trades | 90 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register ... | 412 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | ||
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not . under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 9 | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— Certificates granted during the year | ||
| In use at the end of the year | 50 | |