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Battersea 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Catering Establishments.
All restaurants, cafes, canteens and kitchens are regularly inspected
throughout the year. There are 205 of these premises on the Register,
and 743 inspections were made, 2 notices under the Food Hygiene
Regulations being served.
Food Stalls.
All street stalls from which food for human consumption is
sold are regularly inspected and, where the food sold is stored in the
Borough, the storage places are also inspected.
There are 62 food stalls in the Borough, the majority of them
being in the two street markets in Battersea High Street and Northcote
Road.
| Inspections— | Summonses issued | 1 | |
| Butchers' shops | 742 | Work carried out— | |
| Fish shops | 111 | Sanitary conveniences cleansed, improved or repaired | 3 |
| Milk shops | 160 | ||
| Ice cream premises | 357 | ||
| Cold water provided | 7 | ||
| Preserved food premises | 3 | ||
| Hot water provided | 13 | ||
| Other food shops | 530 | Wash-hand basins provided | 11 |
| Food stalls | 119 | ||
| Food storage premises | 56 | Sinks provided | 11 |
| Catering establishments | 743 | Premises cleansed or repaired | 37 |
| Notices served | 14 |
(B)—SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS.
The analysis of samples of food and drugs purchased formally
and informally under the Food and Drugs Act is carried out by the
Public Analyst for the Borough, D. G. Forbes, Esq., B.sc., F.R.I.C.,
at his premises, 325 Kennington Road, London, S.E.11.
General bacteriological examination, and the examination of
samples of heat-treated milk and of ice-cream, is carried out by the
Public Health Laboratory Service.
The total number of formal samples taken under the Act during
1964 was 50. In addition, 339 informal samples were procured.
The following tables give details of the articles of food and drugs of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.
| Nature of Sample | EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Anchovy Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Angelica | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | —- |
| Baby Foods | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Batter and Cake Mix | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Beef Extracts | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Beverages | _ | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Blancmange Powder | — | — | — | — | ||
| Carried forward | — | — | — | — | ||