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Wandsworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES.
There are three Inspectors engaged in the sampling of food
and in the supervision of food premises in the Borough. Special
a„ention is given to Markets and Stalls, and frequent vis„s
are made to these premises in the evening and during week-ends.
The six slaughterhouses are vis„ed on many occasions and one
of the Inspectors is present on nearly all occasions when slaughtering
is taking place.
The following Table gives the number of food premises and
slaughterhouses, 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 1930. | Number of inspections, 1930. | Number of Notices, 1930. | Number of prosecutions, 1930. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies, milkshops and cowsheds | 309 | 1,342 | 1 | - |
| Restaurant k„chens | 322 | 630 | 8 | — |
| Ice Cream premises | 497 | 591 | — | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 6 | 735 | — | — |
| Butchers' shops | 239 | 1,414 | 1 | - |
| Greengrocers' shops | 332 | 1,042 | 7 | — |
| Fishmongers' shops | 150 | 545 | - | — |
| Fried fish shops | 84 | 305 | — | — |
| Markets and stalls | 194 | 3,359 | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 129 | 871 | 12 | — |
| Other premises where food is prepared for sale | 1,015 | 875 | - | — |
| Total | 3,277 | 11,709 | 29 | - |