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Bethnal Green 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Failing at street market stall to take all such steps as were reasonably
necessary to protect unwrapped sweets from risk of contamination.
Defendant was fined £2, with £1. 0s. 0d. costs.
Summonses were taken out against occupiers of food premises
in respect of the undermentioned offences, and the Justices imposed fines and awarded
costs to the Council as follows:-
1. (i) Carrying on a food business at premises the use of which because
of the condition thereof exposed food to the risk of contamination.
(ii) Failing to keep clean a chopping block used for chopping meat in
the retail food shop.
(iii) Failing to provide a suitable and sufficient wash-hand basin for
the use of all persons engaged in the handling of food on or about the
premises in a position conveniently accessible to such persons.
(iv) Failing to keep clean the flooring of the retail food shop.
Total fines £70. Costs £5. 5s. 0d.
2. (i) Failing to keep the floor in the foodshop in such good order,
repair and condition as to enable it to be effectively cleaned.
(ii) Failing to keep clean the walls and ceiling of the foodshop.
(iii) Failing to keep clean the walls and ceiling of cellar used as a
food room for storage of food.
Total fines £30. Costs £3. 0s. 0d.
3. (i) Allowing newspapers to come into contact with meat patties
being prepared for human consumption in the kitchen.
(ii) Failing to keep the kitchen floor clean.
(iii) Failing to keep clean the flooring behind counter used for service
of food in the restaurant.
Total fines £20. Costs£l. 0s. 0d.