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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

Bexley 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: The following table is a summary of the improvements carried out as a result of action by the Department, under the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955.

The following table is a summary of the improvements carried out as a result of action by the Department, under the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955.

Hot water supply provided or improved20
Floors, walls, ceilings, etc., repaired10
Infestations dealt with3
Rooms cleansed30
Water Closet accommodation improved11
Accumulation of refuse removed3
Accommodation for storage of refuse improved3
Washing accommodation improved8
Drainage repaired or improved5
Food storage accomodation improved4
Yard cleansed or repairedi
Accommodation for clothing provided or improved4
Sinks renewed4
Other contraventions10
Unsatisfactory equipment cleansed or renewed1

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Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
No. of premises registered for:—
Manufacture and Sale of Ice Cream 1
Sale of Ice Cream 169
Preparation of Sausages, etc. 51
28 samples of Ice Cream were submitted for examination
under the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations,
1947.
41