Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—
Dirty and dilapidated internally | 66 |
Defective internally | 54 |
Defective drainage | 4 |
Defective floors | 51 |
Preparation tables and equipment worn and insanitary | 39 |
Food storage accommodation inadequate and unsuitable | 12 |
Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities worn and insanitary | 27 |
Temperature | 1 |
Ventilation insufficient | 21 |
Lighting inadequate | 2 |
Staff washing facilities insufficient and unsuitable | 5 |
Staff changing rooms insufficient and unsuitable ... | 7 |
Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food preparation rooms | 5 |
Fuel storage accommodation insufficient | 1 |
Cockroaches | 4 |
Water Closets:— | |
Insufficient ventilation and light | 9 |
Defective | 23 |
Dirty and dilapidated | 11 |
Absence of suitable notices | 1 |
FOOD SHOPS AND FOOD PREMISES (OTHER THAN CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS).
Types of business and summary of inspections:—
Bakehouses (underground included) | 53 |
Dairies and Milkshops | 190 |
Ice Cream Premises | 77 |
Meat Shops | 163 |
Other meat shops (preserved food, etc.) | 59 |
Stalls | 194 |
Confectioners | 97 |
Fruit and Greengrocery | 212 |
Provision shops | 555 |
Fish and Poultry | 1ll |
*Other Food Premises | 407 |
2,118 |
Included in the above totals arc 113 visits of enquiry in relation to
food poisoning outbreaks.