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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Type of Business | No. of premises | No. of Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Milk distributors | 130 | 170 |
| Eel and Pie shops | 3 | 13 |
| Food Factories | 7 | 137 |
| Fishmongers' shops | 25 | 73 |
| Fried Fish shops | 23 | 37 |
| General Food shops | 230 | 701 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 109 | 140 |
| Ice Cream (Manufacturers and Dealers) | 232 | 155 |
| Licensed Premises | 106 | 114 |
| Restaurants and Dining rooms | 144 | 682 |
| Stalls | 109 | 376 |
| Stallholders' Storage premises | 70 | 42 |
| Other Food premises | 10 | 174 |
Under the provisions of Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, parts of premises
used for the preparation of certain specified articles of food must be registered with the local
authority.
FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960
The ever-increasing tendency to the sale of prepacked food-stuffs is excellent from the
food hygiene standpoint. It means that if conditions of production are satisfactory, a hygienically
sound article reaches the home of the consumer - a feat which is the goal of all regulations
concerned with food handling.
Again, the constantly reducing number and increasing size of food production units usually -
but initially not always - results in more modern and more hygienic methods of food production
and handling. However, whether in food factory, cafe kitchen or foodshop, cleanly personal habits
need to be pursued at all times. It is this personal element that can so often be the cause of
needless trouble.
It was found necessary to lodge five charges of contraventions against one firm. The Court
imposed penalties of £10 on each charge and awarded the Council two guineas costs.