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 Coulsdon]
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Additional ventilation and light provided to W.C. apartments 1
Walls and ceilings of W.C. apartments cleansed 10
Portable dustbins provided 7
Accumulations removed 15
Miscellaneous 4
Ratproofing:
Work carried out by occupiers of premises after completion
of treatments 32
Food Premises:
Ice Cream conservators cleansed 1
New cold store provided to butcher's shop 1
Food shops reconstructed 5
Hot water supply provided for ablution purposes 22
Lavatory basins provided 4
Glazed sinks provided 7
Drainage boards provided 2
Sinks and draining boards cleansed 11
Waste pipes repaired 3
Staff sanitary accommodation repaired 9
Staff sanitary accommodation reconstructed 2
Staff sanitary accommodation cleansed 10
Staff sanitary accommodation provided 7
Walls and ceilings cleansed and repaired 55
Floors repaired or relaid 11
Floors cleans 2
Food preparation rooms enlarged 3
New vegetable preparation room provided 1
Additional ventilation provided to kitchens 3
Windows cleansed and repaired 14
Food store provided 1
Yards paved 6
Blocked drains cleared 4
Accumulations removed 14
Miscellaneous 5
Notices Served.
Preliminary Notices . 563
Statutory Notices 11
Legal Proceedings.
In addition to the action in respect of moveable dwellings,
referred to previously in this Report, legal proceedings were instituted
in the following cases:—
Shops Act, 1950—
Contravention of the provisions relating to Sunday Trading
in Shops.
Defendant fined £1. 0s. 0d. and £1. 1s. 0d. costs.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 9—Unfit Food—
Defendant fined £5. 0s. 0d. and £1. 1s. 0d. costs for
selling a cake containing a foreign body.
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