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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
Southwark 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Nature of Business | Offence | Fine | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| (contd...) | Regulation 23(1) a Premises not kept in such good order as to enable them to be | ||
| Cafe | effectively cleaned Regulation 8 Failure to take steps to protect | £3.0.0. | |
| food from contamination Regulation 23(1 )a | £40.0.0. | £10.0.0. | |
| Premises not kept in such good order as to enable them to be effectively cleaned | £10.0.0. | ||
| Regulation 24 Accumulation of refuse in food rooms | £10.0.0. |
The following quantities of foodstuff were on examination found to be unfit for human consumption and were destroyed or disposed of for purposes other than human food:
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Canned meat and meat products | 51 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Fish | — | 3 | 28 | |
| Fruit and vegetables | 216 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous foodstuffs | 132 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Canned goods | 113 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 519 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS AND DELIVERY VEHICLES) REGULATIONS,
1966
All street markets in the Borough are regularly inspected by the Public Health
Inspectors and 783 such inspections were made during the year, in the main at the
weekend. In addition 247 inspections were made on street traders' food stores.
Nine certificates of exemption from certain requirements of the Regulations were
granted to street traders.
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