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Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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The following table shows the results of other cases in which legal proceedings were instituted for contraventions of food legislation:-
| Date | Legislation concerned | Offence | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.1. 59 | Food Hygiene Regulations 1955. Regulation 9. | Smoking behind counter in cafe containing open food. | Defendant fined £1. |
| 23.1. 59 | Merchandise Marks Act 1926 Imported Goods Order No.4 | Sale of shoulder of lamb not bearing indication of country of origin | Defendant pleaded guilty. Absolute discharge. To pay 5 gns. costs. |
| 6. 10. 59 | Food Hygiene Regulations 1955. Regulation 9 | Smoking whilst preparing food in bakery. | Conditional discharge 1 gn. costs. |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODSTUFFS
(a) Cream filled confectionery is an excellent medium for the growth of bacteria
and thus the transmission of illness and because of this, routine sampling takes place
of the filling at the bakeries and of the completed confectionery as exposed for sale
in the shops.
The results obtained were highly satisfactory. The samples are examined for
the presence of faecal coliform bacillus and staph aureus, and if either is found,
conditions are checked at once and possible sources sought.
Of 136 samples submitted, only I was found to be unsatisfactory containing both
faecal coli and staph aureus. The usual enquiries took place and follow-up samples
proved to be clear of either bacillus.
The following table sets out the results:-
| B. Coli (non faecal) present | 135 |
| B. Coli (faecal) present | 1 |
| Staph. aureus positive | 1 |
| Staph. aureus negative | 135 |
| (b) Other samples submitted for examination were:- | |
| Toffee apple | 1 |
| Stringless green beans (canned) | 12 |
The following table sets out the results:-
| Diph theroid bacilli and staph albus | 1 (toffee apple) |
| Sterile | 12 (beans) |
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
Section 54-Basement Bakehouses
The above Section imposes certain duties upon the Borough Council regarding the
closure or certification for fitness for use of basement bakehouses.
The Section defines a basement bakehouse as "a bakehouse any baking room of which
is so situate that the surface of the floor is more than three feet below the surface
of the footway of the adjoining street or of the ground adjoining or nearest to the
room" and requires that