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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
Holborn 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Suitable provision made for the cleansing of vegetables | 2 |
| Suitable and sufficient means of ventilation provided and maintained | 14 |
| Suitable wash basins, soap, clean towels and clean hot and cold water pro-vided for use of employees | 18 |
| Supply of hot water provided to cellars and barwells of licensed premises | 3 |
| Walls, ceilings or doors of food room cleansed | 33 |
| Walls, ceilings, floors, windows or doors of food room repaired | 33 |
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Notices.
Eighteen notices were served during the year under the above Act in respect of nuisances found to exist at food premises in the Borough. As a result of notices the following nuisances in food premises were abated during the year:—
| Water closets. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleansed | 2 | |
| Water supplied, flushing system repaired | 1 | |
| Ventilation provided | 1 | |
| Repaired or renewed | 2 | |
| Defective sinks renewed | 24 | |
| Waste pipes repaired or renewed | 1 | |
| Cleansed | 1 | |
| Paving repaired | 1 | |
| Roof repaired | 1 | |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 1 | |
| Flues repaired | 2 | |
Registrations.
The Milk and Dairies Regulations require every Local Authority to keep a register
of all persons carrying on the trade of distributor in their district and of all premises
which are used as dairies. "Dairy" does not include a shop from which milk is supplied
only in the properly closed and unopened vessels in which it is delivered to the shop, or