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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Water Closets:—
Insufficient | 2 |
Insufficient ventilation and light | |
Defective | 15 |
Dirty and dilapidated | 22 |
Not separate for sexes | 3 |
Suitable notices not displayed on doors of water-closets | 2 |
Smoking in catering premises | 1 |
Cockroaches | 2 |
Food Shops and Food Premises (Other than Catering Establishments) Types of businesses and summary of inspections:—
Inspections | |
---|---|
Bakehouses (underground included) | 32 |
Dairies and milkshops | 63 |
Ice cream premises | 45 |
Meat shops | 156 |
Stalls | 195 |
Confectioners | 94 |
Fruit and greengrocery | 490 |
Provision shops | 592 |
Fish and poultry | 111 |
Other Food Premises | 431 |
2,209 |
Included in the above totals are 56 visits of enquiry in relation to
food poisoning outbreaks.
Other Food Premises:—
Under this heading are included:
(1) Off licences.
(2) Food factories.
(3) Bonded warehouses.
(4) Chemists' shops.
(5) Visits made in connection with applications for entry on the
List of Persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of
the Poisons List.
(6) Visits of enquiry regarding adulterated samples.
Notices served
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 21
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 1
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