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Holborn 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year as a result of Notices served under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in respect of food premises:

The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year as a result of Notices served under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in respect of food premises:

Walls, ceilings, floors, windows or doors of food room repaired4
Walls, ceilings, floor, doors of food room cleansed5
Precautions taken to ensure that cleanliness was observed by persons employed in regard to food room, articles, apparatus and utensils2
Suitable wash basins, soap, clean towels and clean hot and cold water provided for use of employees1
Suitable provision made for storage of food2
Proper cover provided to refuse bin1
Accumulation of rubbish removed2
Man-hole cover sealed1
Adequate precautions taken to prevent infestation by vermin1

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Public Health (London) Act, 1936
Notices
Two 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:—
Drainage
Soil pipes repaired or renewed 2
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 2
New manhole cover provided 1
Various
Provision of proper receptacles for kitchen refuse 1
Others 3
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 other
place in which milk is sold for consumption on the premises only. " Distributor"
includes a purveyor of milk whether by wholesale or retail. Most distributors now sell