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Kensington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed forsale for humen consumption, are frequently. The following is a record of the inspections made by the sanitary inspectors engaged on this work for 1952 :-
| following is a record of the inspections made by the sanitary inspectors engaged on this work for 1952 :- | |
| Food factories | 17 |
| Bake houses - underground | 29 |
| - others | 34 |
| Ice-cream premises | 120 |
| Preserved food premises | 30 |
| Butchers | 230 |
| Grocers | 392 |
| Dairies and milk shops | 393 |
| Public houses | 110 |
| Greengrocers | 91 |
| Fishmongers | 82 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 259 |
| Hotels | 33 |
| Sweetshops | 69 |
| General stores | 213 |
| Street traders' premises | |
| Other inspections: stalls, etc | 222 |
Clean Food Campaign
In 1951, a Clean Food Advisory Committee was formed
comprising members of the Council's Public Health Committee
and representatives from the various food trades and the local
Chamber of Commerce.
Pending the introduction of the new Byelaws for the
Protection of Food, which were at that time under consideration,
the Council had arranged for the distribution to all food
premises in the Borough of a booklet setting out basic codes of
practice in regard to food hygiene, for the use of employees
in the food trades. It had been suggested that, in addition
to the routine follow-up inspections by the sanitary inspectors,
consideration should be given to the question of appointing
food hygiene liaison officers in the larger firms and giving
instruction by means of lectures and films where desirable.
Despite an appeal to the representatives of the different
food trades, it was not possible to arrange for any lectures
or films to be given during the year.
On the 3rd November, 1952, the London County Council's
Byelaws for the Protection of Food were confirmed and came into
operation. The Food Advisory Committee met to consider the best
method of applying these Byelaws in Kensington, and it was
decided that the best course of action was to promote discussion
with the various groups of traders and the Council's officers.
A number of these meetings have been held at which the salient
features of the Byelaws were emphasized. At the end of the year
arrangements were being made to supply the managers of all food
premises in the Borough with copies of the Byelaws and certain
other pamphlets and leaflets recommended for distribution by
the Food Advisory Committee.
Milk (Special Designations) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 During the year licences under these Regulations were granted as follows:-
| Principal | Supplementary | |
|---|---|---|
| Dealers licences to bottle and sell Tuberculin Tested Milk; | 1 | - |
| Dealers licences to sell Tuberculin Tested Milk; | 86 | 18 |