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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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in accordance with paragraph (a) or in like vessels
or receptacles provided by the person removing such
refuse or article.
(d) Shall cause all vessels or receptacles provided in
accordance with paragraph (a) to be thoroughly
cleansed at least once in every twenty-four hours
whilst upon his premises, and the external surfaces
of such vessels or receptacles to be at all times whilst
upon his premises maintained in a cleanly condition.
9. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of fried
fish shall cause the floor, inner surface of walls, and the
ceiling or roof of every room, yard, hauling way or other
place in which any process of his business is carried on, and
all apparatus, utensils, and appliances used for the purposes
of or in connection with his business to be kept and maintained
at all times in proper order and repair.
10. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of fried
fish shall cause the inner surfaces of every wall and the
ceiling or inner surface of the roof of any part of the
premises on which any process of his business is carried on to
be thoroughly washed with hot limewash at least four times
in every year, that is to say, between the first and tenth days
of the months of March, June, September, and December
respectively, and at such other times as may be necessary for
the purpose of keeping the premises in a clean and wholesome
condition. Provided, nevertheless, that this by-law shall not
apply to any part of such ceilings and surfaces which is
properly painted and varnished, or covered with hard, smooth,
impervious material.
11. A person carrying on the business of a vendor of
fried fish shall cause the external surface of every furnace
used for the purposes of his business and the surfaces of all
walls and floors adjacent to such furnace to be constructed of
of a hard, smooth, fireproof and impervious material. He
shall cause every such furnace to be provided with side
screens and a suitable hood of a hard, smooth, fireproof, and
impervious material for the purpose of collecting all gas or
vapour emitted during the process of frying, and shall cause
such hood to be connected with a flue having a good draught.
He shall in every case cause the gas or vapour either to be
discharged from such flue into the external air in such a
manner and at such a height as to admit of its diffusion
without noxious or injurious effects or to pass from such flue