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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
Bexley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The following table is a summary of the improvements carried out as a result of action by the Department, under the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1960.
| Hot water supply provided or improved | 6 |
| Floors, walls, ceilings, etc., repaired | 16 |
| Infestations dealt with | 2 |
| Rooms cleansed | 28 |
| Water Closet accommodation improved | 9 |
| Accumulation of refuse removed | 3 |
| Accommodation for storage of refuse improved | 1 |
| Washing accommodation improved | 5 |
| Drainage repaired or improved | 2 |
| Food storage accommodation improved | 7 |
| Yard cleansed or repaired | — |
| Sinks renewed | 5 |
| Other contraventions | 2 |
| Unsatisfactory equipment cleansed or renewed | 3 |
Legal Proceedings.
Failure to keep a food room in such order and condition
as to prevent so far as is reasonably practicable risk of infestation
by mice. Fined £20 plus £3 3s. Od. Advocate's fee.
Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
No. of premises registered for:—
Manufacture and Sale of Ice Cream 1
Sale of Ice Cream 175
Preparation of Sausages, etc 53
35 samples of Ice Cream were submitted for examination
under the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.
3 samples failed the prescribed test.
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