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Kensington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed for sale for human consumption, are frequently inspected. The following is a record of the inspections made by the public health inspectors engaged on this work for 1957:-
| Premises registered under - | No. of premises | No. of inspections |
|---|---|---|
| (l) 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 | 294 | 135 + |
| (b) for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale | 112 | 286 |
| (2) Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 - | ||
| (a) as dairies | 86 | 339 |
| (b) where the occupier is registered for the sale of milk in sealed containers only | 129 | 820 |
+ 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 | 6 | 6 |
| " - others | 11 | 25 |
| Bread and cake shops | 45 | 82 |
| Butchers | 71 | 205 |
| Dairies | 87 | 339 |
| Fishmongers | 30 | 87 |
| Food factories | 5 | 26 |
| General stores | 8 | 141 |
| Greengrocers | 110 | 186 |
| Grocers | 225 | 679 |
| Ice-cream | 294 | 135 |
| Preserved food | 21 | 81 |
| Public houses and off-licences | 156 | 148 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 260 | 755 |
| Sweet shops | 168 | 162 |
| Street markets, stalls and storage premises | 87 (lic-ensed trad-ers .) | 182 |
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 The new Act repealed the Act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 thoae belonging to certain transport
undertakings.
(b) A Magistrate's Court may disqualify a caterer from