London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bethnal Green 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Factory Bakehouses.
There are also 33 factory bakehouses, 9 of which
are underground. In nearly every case the mechanism
used, which causes the bakehouse to be a factory, is
a dough mixer.
Generally speaking, the factory bakehouses are
kept clean and in a sanitary condition.
122 inspections were made during the year, and
13 notices were served.
Other Premises used for the Preparation or
Sale of Food.
There were 220 such premises on the register, the
majority being restaurant-kitchens or butchers'
shops.
858 inspections were made during the year, and
arising out of such inspections 83 notices to remedy
faults or insanitary conditions were issued. In one
instance, legal proceedings were found necessary,
the defendant being ordered to pay £3 3s. 0d. costs.
Slaughterhouses.
There are two licensed slaughterhouses in the
Borough, situated at :—
294, Bethnal Green Road.
354, Bethnal Green Road.
16 visits were made to slaughterhouses by the
Food Inspector.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
The number of animals killed at the slaughterhouses
was as follows :—
Lambs 13
No carcases or offal were condemned.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Two slaughtermen have been licensed under
this Act.