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Islington 1957

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

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Inspection of Refreshment and Coffee Stalls.
Evening inspections of refreshment and coffee stalls were carried out by Public
Health Inspectors as found necessary. No complaints relative to such stalls were
received during the year, and the conditions found to exist at the time of the
Inspectors' visits were generally satisfactory.
Free Washing Facilities in Public Conveniences.
The Council continued to provide free washing facilities in public conveniences
in order to encourage cleanliness amongst food handlers and, particularly, street
traders who have no convenient personal facilities.

The following table given through the courtesy of the Cleansing Superintendent provides details of the weekly average number of persons who availed themselves of the Council's facilities.

ConvenienceJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.JulyAug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Approx weekly average through -out year
Archway—
Men40283225252725362739414232
Women56515658666659677881803963
ParkhurstRd.—
Men54616568727057486768684362
Women32374444446767655864445652
Finsbury Pk.—
Men686577103959374917775615978
Women14211716162317151714151417
Highbury Gr.—
Men13141315201723171517131116
Women1013911191114201241111
Offord Rd.—
Men68101210101112101091010
Women_122251344633
Islington Gr.—
Women951011112014161812101112
High St.—
Men63736666606762584747424458
355374405429432484421442438443393343

Ice-Cream.
Ice-Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1947-52.
Supervision of the Manufacture and Distribution of Ice-Cream.

During the year 726 visits were paid to ice-cream premises and vehicles. Number of premises registered :—

(a) for manufacture, sale and storage57
(b) for sale and storage221
(c) for sale only208
(d) for storage only3
489

Bacteriological Examinations. Eighty-seven samples of ice-cream was sent for bacteriological examination and Methylene Blue tests were graded as follows :—

Grade I51
Grade II12
Grade III14
Grade IV10
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