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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The following table is a summary of the improvements carried out as a result of action by the Department, under the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1960.
| Hot water supply provided or improved | 4 |
| Floors, walls, ceilings, etc., repaired | 27 |
| Infestations dealt with | 1 |
| Rooms cleansed | 29 |
| Water Closet accommodation improved | 7 |
| Accumulation of refuse removed | 4 |
| Accommodation for storage of refuse improved | 3 |
| Washing accommodation improved | 3 |
| Drainage repaired or improved | 5 |
| Food storage accommodation improved | 11 |
| Yard cleansed or repaired | 3 |
| Sinks renewed | — |
| Other contraventions | 3 |
| Unsatisfactory equipment cleansed or renewed | 1 |
28 samples of Ice Cream were submitted for examination
under the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.
All were satisfactory.
43
Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
No. of premises registered for:—
| Manufacture and Sale of Ice Cream ... | 2 |
| Sale of Ice Cream | 167 |
| Preparation of Sausages, etc | 50 |