Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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(6) Poultry Slaughterer. I here is one poultry slaughtering establishment.
During the year 6,945 head of poultry were slaughtered.
(c) Shops and Stalls. The following Food Stalls are registered:—
Fruit, Vegetables 32 Meat 3
Ice Cream and/or Baked Grocery 6
Chestnuts 13 Refreshments 6
Fish and/or Poultry 9 Medicines 4
Regular inspection is carried out, particularly at such times as
business is being actively carried on.
(d) Premises used for the preparation of sausages and preserved
meat or fish or other food. In respect of all applications for registration
of such pre-nises, and all places already registered, regular
inspection is made.
99 premises were so registered at the end of the year under
report.
3. Other Food Premises. (a) Workshop Bakehouses. There
are 26 such bakehouses in the Borough, 6 of which are underground.
55 inspections were made during the year. 1 Intimation notice was
served for the remedy of general defects and apart from minor defects,
remedied upon verbal intimation, 52 Notices were served for cleansing.
(h) Factory Bakehouses. These number 18, of which 4 are underground.
34 inspections were made, 36 Notices were served for cleansing.
(c) Fried Fish Shops and Fish Curers. The number kept under
observation during the year was 53. 223 inspections were made by
the District Sanitary Inspectors and 31 bv the Food Inspector. 189
Notices were served for cleansing.
(d) Ice Cream Premises. There were 189 separate premises
recorded. To these, 111 visits were paid, and many verbal intimations
were given regarding minor matters.
(e) Other Premises. There are 338 miscellaneous premises connected
with food preparation or sale, and 406 inspections were made to these,
in addition to numerous visits by the Food Inspector. Numerous
verbal intimations regarding minor matters were given.
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Inspector Webster.
Description. | Quantity | Extent of Examinatio | n. Remarks. |
---|---|---|---|
Albumen | cases 20 | 4 | |
Almonds | 2 | 1 | |
Anchovies in tins | 647 | 54 | 1 tin destroyed |
Beans | bags 775 | 57 | |
Beans in tins | cases 1 | 1 | |
Beef dripping | 2 | Conditional admission. No cert., re-exported | |
Biscuits | 3 | 1 | 1 sample, genuine |
Blackcurrant pulp | casks 107 | 19 | Sample, suitable for jam |
„ „ | cases 542 | 67 | Sample free from preservative, 7 tins destroyed |
Brandy | 1 | 1 | |
Broken biscuits | 30 | 8 | 10 stopped, released after examination |
Butter | casks 442 | 32 | 2 samples genuine |
Casein | bags 1060 | 42 | |
Capers in vinegar | case 1 | 1 | |
Carmine | cases 8 | 6 | |
Casings | casks 220 | 42 | |
Champagne | cases 831 | 36 | |
Cheese | „ 162 | 15 | |
Cherries in brandy | „ 7 | 1 | |
Cherries in jars | „ 25 | 4 | |
Chestnut flour | „ 7 | 3 | |
Chocolate | „ 113 | 17 | |
Chocolates | „ 2 | 1 | |
Chocolate biscuits | „ 278 | 30 | 4 samples genuine, 45 cases stopped |
Choc, finger biscuits | „ 402 | 53 | |
Choc, finger wafers | „ 2 | 1 | 2 cases stopped, 1 sample genuine |
Chocolate sandwich | „ 2 | 1 | |
Condensed Milk | „ 760 | 45 | |
Confectionery (cornets) | „ 5 | 1 | 1 sample, 116W, 0'091 per cent, boric acid added preservative. Ministry informed. |
Cream barley | „ 7 | 4 | |
Cream rice | „ 51 | 14 |