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Kensington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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No. of No. of
Premises registered under - premises inspections
(1) Section 16, Food and Drugs Act, 1955 -
(a) for the sale, or the manufacture
for the purpose of sale, of ice-cream,
or the storage of ice-cream intended
for sale 374 155 +
(b) for the preparation or manufacture
of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved food intended
for sale 152 231
(2) Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 -
(a) as dairies 87 204
(b) where the occupier is registered for
the sale of milk in sealed containers
only 111 531
+ Additional inspections of the premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice-cream) are recorded under different headings in the following table.
| Food premises (all categories) | No. of premises | No. of inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses - underground | 8 | 13 |
| " - others | 16 | 19 |
| Bread and cake shops | 45 | 99 |
| Butchers | 78 | 158 |
| Dairies | 87 | 284 |
| Fishmongers | 44 | 51 |
| Food factories | 6 | 25 |
| General stores | 8 | 110 |
| Greengrocers | 110 | 69 |
| Grocers | 235 | 421 |
| Ice-cream | 343 | 155 |
| Preserved food | 28 | 73 |
| Public houses and off-licences | 160 | 69 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 265 | 577 |
| Sweet shops | 170 | 132 |
| Street markets, stalls and storage premises | 90 (licensed traders. ) | 75 |
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
The Food and Drugs Act, 1955ยป which came into operation on
1st January, 1956, is now the principal Act for controlling the
composition, labelling, fitness and hygienic handling of food; and
the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, the principal instrument for
enforcing good food hygiene practice. The new Act repealed the Act
of 1938, and made changes affecting the work of the Council as follows:-
(a) The power given to an authorised officer to examine
food, is extended to include the power to examine
and detain containers and vehicles transporting food
other than those belonging to certain transport
undertakings.
(b) A Magistrate's Court may disqualify a caterer from