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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
Hendon 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Registration of Hawkers of Food
During the year only one new hawker was registered under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, bringing the total number in the register to 74.
These are classified as follows:-
| Fruit and vegetables | 57 |
| Groceries | 3 |
| Fish | 7 |
| Fried fish and chips | 1 |
| Shellfish | 2 |
| Ice cream | 2 |
| Dairy Produce | 1 |
| Bread and Confectionery | 1 74 |
The only matters which had to be dealt with related to failure to have the
hawker's name and address legibly inscribed on the vehicle, particularly after a
change of vehicle.
Several of the registered hawkers have not been seen in the Borough for some
years and it is proposed to thoroughly review the register during 1951.
19 inspections of hawkers' storage premises were made when no matters of any
significance were found which required attention.
The Meat (Staining and Sterilisation) Regulations, 1960
These Regulations which came into operation on the 1st November 1960 require
that
(a) all unfit meat from slaughterhouses must be sterilised.
(b) all meat from Knackers' Yards must be stained or sterilised before leaving
the premises
Sterilising is to be done by boiling or by steam under pressure until every
piece is cooked throughout, and staining is to be by the application, immersion in,
or injection of, one of a number of approved green dyes.
The object of the Regulations is to prevent any such meat being sold for human
consumption.
It is an offence for any butcher or retailer of pets' meat to have in his
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