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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
Barnet 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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At the request of the Department of Health and Social Security, a list of food premises grouped in categories of trade is set down below containing particulars of the premises provided with wash hand basins and an adequate supply of hot and cold water, soap and towels (Regulation 16) and those provided with sinks, hot and cold water, soap, clean clothes or other cleaning and drying facilities (Regulation 19).
| Class of Business | Number at end of 1970 | Number Complying with Reg. 16 | Number to which Reg. 19 applies | Number Complying with Reg. 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses and Bakers Shops | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
| Butchers | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 |
| Canteens | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
| Confectioners | 273 | 273 | 152 | 151 |
| Dairies | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Fishshops | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
| Greengrocers | 172 | 172 | 142 | 142 |
| Grocers | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 |
| Licensed Premises | 227 | 227 | 219 | 219 |
| Restaurants/cafes | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 |
5,472 visits were made to secure the observation of hygienic practices in clean
and properly equipped premises. Generally the equipment of retail and wholesale food
premises is satisfactory.
Markets
There are two markets in the Borough. One owned by the Council at Burnt Oak is
known as the Watling Market; this operates on one day a week only. The other, privately
owned, is at Barnet, and opens two days a week.
Hawkers
Hawkers of food and their storage premises are required to be registered under
Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act 1950, in those areas formerly Middlesex
County districts. At the close of the year there were 41 such hawkers on the register.
Slaughterhouses
There are no slaughterhouses operating in the Borough at present.
One person was licensed by the Council under the Slaughter of Animals Act 1951 as
a fit person to slaughter animals.
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