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Kensington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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SUPERVISION OF FOOD SUPPLIES
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
This is the principal Act for controlling the composition,
labelling, fitness and hygienic handling of food.
FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960
These Regulations are the principal instruments for enforcing
good food hygiene practice in foodshops. Their main requirements were
given in my previous reports, 1956-1962.
During the year, the public health inspectors have been engaged
on surveying food premises in the borough and a total of 1,452 inspections
was made.
In 17 cases it was necessary to send informal notices pointing
out deficiencies under the Regulations and, generally speaking, the food
traders are complying with the requirements in a co-operative manner.
It was, however, found necessary to take legal proceedings for
contraventions of the Regulations, as follows:-
DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963
As requested by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Regulations | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | Costs awarded to Council | |||||||
| 1.1.63 (Restaurant) | Insanitary premises | 5 | £10 | 0 | 0 | £2 | 2 | 0 |
| Walls of kitchen dirty | 23(1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Equipment in kitchen dirty | 6(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Food sinks dirty | 19(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Absence of first aid equipment | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Walls of basement food room dirty | 23(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Equipment in basement kitchen dirty | 6(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 9 Summonses regarding dirty conditions, etc. | 23(1) | Not separately dealt with. | ||||||
| 1.1.63 (Restau-rant) | Insanitary premises | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Walls of vegetable room dirty | 23(1) | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Sink in vegetable room unsatisfactory | 6(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Walls of main kitchen dirty | 23(1) | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Walls of service lift dirty | 23(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Walls of basement kitchen unsatisfactory | 23(1) | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Equipment in kitchen dirty | 6(1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Walls of basement passage dirty | 23(1) | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Walls of dry goods store dirty | 23(1) | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Floor of still room un-satisfactory | 23(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Absence of first aid equipment | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Food room communicating directly with W.C. | 14(4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 17 Summonses regarding dirty conditions etc. | 23(1) | Not separately dealt with. | ||||||