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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington and Chelsea 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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(2) Standards of lighting in lumens per square foot in the working areas of shops, etc., stockrooms, packing departments, preparation rooms, etc., compared with standards of lighting in the selling areas:-
| Lumens per sq. ft. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-39 | 40+ | |
| Selling areas | 1 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 32 |
| Slicing, mincing, chopping | - | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Food preparation | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stockrooms | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Packing departments | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Passages, stairs | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| W.C.s, washplaces | - | 57 | 36 | 7 | - | - |
LAND CHARGES
The number of enquiries dealt with during theperiod 1st April to31st December,
1965 was 3,257. These concerned outstanding statutory or informal notices, combined
drainage orders, smoke control orders and certificates of disrepair, etc.
TOWN PLANNING APPLICATIONS
During the year 1,592 applications were referred to the Health Department for
observations, and the persons responsible for carrying out any accepted schemes were informed
of the various requirementsof the Health Department before any work was commenced. Close
liaison was maintained between the officers of the Health, Town Clerk'sand Borough Surveyor's
departments, and the Public Health Inspectors ensured that any development which took
place was in accordance with the relevant Acts and Bye-laws.
LICENSING ACTS, 1961/1964
52 copies of applications to the Licensing Justices for restaurant or residential
licences were received during the year, and inspections were made in each case to ensure
that there were no breaches of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations and that there was
sufficient and properly sited sanitary accommodation for the use of patrons.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
This is the principal Act for controlling the composition, labelling, fitness and
hygienic handling of food, and the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, are the
principal instruments for enforcing good food hygiene practice in foodshops.
FOOD PREMISES
Throughout the year the district public health inspectors have been responsible
for the supervision of food premises, including food shops, catering establishments arid stalls,
etc., within their districts, and a total of 3,173 inspections were made.