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Walthamstow 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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91
Smoking and frying premises improved 3
Animal, improperly kept, removed 1
Drainage repaired 11
Other improvements 7
The following articles have been destroyed during the year—
4 boxes of plaice. 26 mackerel
2 boxes of hake. 84 lbs. of eels.
5 boxes of kippered herrings. 1 sack of potatoes.
2 boxes of haddock.
Coffee Houses.—Frequent visits have been paid to the forty-eight
coffee houses in the district, and no difficulty has been experienced in
remedying defective conditions where found desirable. The following
improvements have resulted : —
Special cleansing 19
Paving improved 4
Cisterns cleansed 2
Drainage repairs 5
Ventilation improved 1
Other improvements 3
Ice Cream Vendors.—Premises to the number of 143, where ice
cream is made, have been supervised during the year, with reference to
their sanitary conditions and the cleanliness exercised in the preparation
of the article. In one case a quantity of ice cream was found which
appeared to be unwholesome, and the owner readily acceded to the
suggestion to destroy it.
The following improvements have been effected:—
Cleansing of premises 11
Yard paving made satisfactory 5
Receptacle for storage provided 1
Water supply improved 5
Drainage repaired 5
Other improvements 6