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Wandsworth 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
The following Table gives the number of food premises,
and slaughterhouses in the Borough, and shows the number
of inspections made, the notices served and prosecutions taken.
TABLE XLII.
| Premises. | Number of Places on the Register at end of 1928. | Number of inspections, 1928. | Number of Notices, 1928. | Number of prosecutions, 1928. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies, milkshops and cowsheds | 255 | 885 | 2 | - |
| Restaurant kitchens | 278 | 849 | 2 | — |
| Ice Cream premises | 455 | 230 | 1 | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 6 | 610 | — | — |
| Butchers' shops | 241 | 1620 | 3 | — |
| Greengrocers' shops | 325 | 779 | 9 | — |
| Fishmongers' shops | 145 | 730 | 4 | — |
| Fried fish shops | 85 | 294 | 2 | — |
| Markets and stalls | 203 | 4173 | - | — |
| Other premises where food is prepared for sale | 791 | 1185 | 14 | — |
| Total | 2,784 | 11,355 | 37 | — |
The number of inspections of premises where food is sold
or prepared was 11,355, compared with 12,585 in 1927, 12,210
in 1926, and 6,917 in 1925.
Milk Supply.
The bulk of the milk now sold by retail within the Borough
is sent out in bottles filled in properly constructed dairies, and