London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1960
[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 |