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Hammersmith 1914

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1914

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which any such animal may be kept, except through the open
air, or through an intervening ventilated space.
5. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of fried
fish shall not cause or suffer to be kept upon his premises for
a period longer than twenty-four hours, any hamper, basket,
box, trunk, or barrel which has contained wet fish for the
purposes of his business, and which may be in an offensive
condition.
6. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of fried
fish shall cause to be provided and properly maintained at all
times on his premises adequate and efficient means for securing
the personal cleanliness of any person taking part or assisting
in the preparation, storage, or distribution of food in connection
with his business.
7. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of fried
fish shall cause all fish deposited on his premises for the
purposes of his business to be thoroughly gutted and cleansed
before being fried.
8. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of fried
fish—
(a) Shall provide a sufficient number of vessels or
receptacles properly constructed of galvanised iron
or other non-absorbent material and furnished with
closely fitting covers for the purpose of receiving
and subject as is hereinafter provided for conveying
away from his premises all fish skins, gut, garbage,
or other putrescible refuse produced in carrying on
his business, and all fish roe or other article of
human food dealt with in his business which is
diseased, unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human
consumption, and which is upon his premises.
(b) Shall cause all such aforesaid fish skins, gut, garbage,
or other putrescible refuse to be placed in such
vessels or receptacles immediately on its production,
and all such aforesaid fish roe or other article of
human food to be at all times kept in such vessels or
receptacles.
(c) Shall cause all such aforesaid fish skins, gut, garbage,
or other putrescible refuse and all such aforesaid fish
roe or other article of human food to be removed
from his premises at least once every twenty-four
hours, either in the vessels or receptacles provided