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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 24.—Estimated Percentage of Compliance of Premises in Westminster with Food Hygiene (General) Regulations , 1960, in relation to (a) Regulation 16— Washing Facilities for the use of Staff, and ( b ) Regulation 19—Provision of Sinks for Cleansing of Equipment and Food Preparation
| Type of Premises to which Sections 16 and 19 apply | Number | Estimated percentage of compliance with Regulation 16 | Estimated percentage of compliance with Regulation 19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels and boarding houses | 700 | 70 | 100 |
| Restaurants, cafes and snack bars | 1,621 | 85 | 90 |
| Grocers and provision merchants | 512 | 95 | 95 |
| Canteens and clubs | 1,499 | 95 | 95 |
| Public houses | 538 | 95 | 95 |
| Confectioners | 554 | 80 | 50 |
| Greengrocer and fruiterer | 188 | 90 | 75 |
| Schools, nurseries and hostels | 65 | 100 | 100 |
| Butchers | 140 | 90 | 90 |
| Off licences | 259 | 80 | -* |
| Bakers, cake and pastry premises | 138 | 100 | 80 |
| Chemists | 167 | 80 | 20† |
| Fishmongers and poulterers | 49 | 90 | 100 |
| Coffee stalls | 9 | 100 | 100 |
| Food factories | 14 | 100 | 100 |
| Wholesale premises, stores and depots | 269 | 85 | 75 |
* Not applicable. †Maximum number requiring facility.
TABLE 25.—Premises Registered for Preserving Food, or Manufacture, Storage or Sale of Ice Cream
| 547 | |
| Preserved food, etc | 162 |
TABLE 26.—Food Poisoning Investigation
| Causative Agent | General Outbreaks | Family Outbreaks | Sporadic Cases | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of separate outbreaks | Number of cases notified or ascertained | Number of separate outbreaks | Number of cases notified or ascertained | Notified or ascertained | Number of outbreaks and sporadic cases Columns (1 + 3 + 5) | Number of cases Columns (2 + 4 + 5) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| 1. S. Typhimurium | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 2. Other Salmonellae | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 3. Cl. welchii | 4 | 85 | — | — | — | 4 | 85 |
| 4. Staph, aureus | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 5. Other causes | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 20 |
| 6. Cause unknown | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 7. Total | 8 | 119 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 159 |