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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Catering Establishments
At the end of the year, particulars of 3,145 catering establishments were in the register.
Summary of inspections:— | |
Hotels, restaurants, clubs | 3,163 |
Cafes, teashops, etc. | 536 |
Staff Canteens | 49 |
Public Houses | 233 |
3,981 |
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 | 63 |
Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:— | |
Dirty, dilapidated internally | 49 |
Defective internally | 7 |
Defective drainage | 4 |
Defective floors | 30 |
Preparation tables and equipment worn and insanitary | 33 |
Food storage accommodation inadequate and unsuitable | 16 |
Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities worn and insanitary | 33 |
Ventilation insufficient | 17 |
Lighting inadequate | 1 |
Staff washing facilities insufficient and unsuitable | 4 |
Staff changing rooms insufficient and unsuitable | 4 |
Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food preparation rooms | 4 |
Fuel storage accommodation insufficient | 1 |
Cockroaches | 6 |
Water Closets:— | |
Insufficient ventilation and light | 12 |
Defective | 10 |
Dirty and Dilapidated | 8 |
Unsuitable | 4 |