Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
Table 34 Types of food premises
Baker | 26 |
Bread and confectionery | 40 |
Dairy | 3 |
Butcher | 107 |
Grocer and general store | 305 |
Fishmonger and fish fryer | 44 |
Cafe and restaurant | 135 |
Greengrocer and fruiterer | 126 |
Ice cream and sweet shop | 219 |
Food stall | 19 |
Public house | 43 |
Works canteen | 122 |
School canteen | 39 |
Food factory | 6 |
Other food premises | 46 |
Total | 1,280 |
Inspections and revisits: | |
Inspections | 2.392 |
Revisits | 781 |
Total | 3,173 |
Table 35 | |
Premises unsatisfactory on 31.12.61 | 59 |
Unsatisfactory during the year | 200 |
Premises made satisfactory during the year | 231 |
Unsatisfactory on 31.12.62 | 28 |
Food premises: Defects remedied
Defects | Outstanding at 31.12.61 | Found during the year | Total | Remedied during year | Outstanding at 31.12.62 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Inadequate washing facilities | 18 | 51 | 69 | 62 | 7 |
Inadequate refuse storage | 3 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
Uns | 7 | 24 | - | 26 | 5 |
Inadequate storage accommodation | 6 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
Defective walls, ceilings or floors | 21 | 61 | 82 | 62 | 20 |
Dirty walls, ceilings or floors | 38 | 141 | 179 | 161 | 18 |
Inadequate first aid materials | — | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
Unsatisfactory conditions | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
Any other defects | 25 | 114 | 139 | 129 | 10 |
Totals | 128 | 466 | 594 | 524 | 70 |
Table 37 Food premises: Registration
Premises on register 31.12.61 | Applications received | Applications granted | Applications refused | Premises removed from register during 1962 | Total on register at 31.12.62 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Sale and storage of ice cream | 331 | 17 | 17 | - | - | 348 | 355 |
2. Manufacture of ice cream | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
3. Manufacture of preserved food | 131 | - | - | - | - | 131 | |
4. Fish curing | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 |