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 Leyton]
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(ii) FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS/FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS/SHOPS ACT
Nature of contraventions remedied and improvements effected to food establishments,
business/industrial premises as a result of statutory and informal action.
Walls/Doors/Windows not kept clean or repaired 40
Ceiling not kept clean or repaired 36
Floor not kept clean or repaired 18
Inadequate ventilation 4
Inadequate lighting 1
Inadequate receptacles for refuse 5
Accumulation of refuse in room 9
Personal cleanliness 2
Cleanliness of apparatus and fittings 16
Facilities for personal cleansing and/or washing food and
equipment inadequate, i. e.:
Wash-basins 14
Hot water 25
Soap/towels/nail-brush 19
Sinks 3
Food not protected from contamination 16
First aid equipment 17
Wash-hand notice 28
Artificial light in W. C. 8
Inadequate W. C. accommodation 2
Inadequate locker (clothing) accommodation 3
Yard paving defective 2
Name and address not displayed 5
Roof defective 2
General defects 5
Miscellaneous 14
(iii) FACTORIES ACTS
The under mentioned details were submitted to the Ministry of Health in accordance with the provisions of Part I of the above Act.
Nature of Contravention | Number of factories in which defects were found | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 19 | 8 | |||
Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 6 | - | |||
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 1 | - | |||
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 37 | 16 | |||
TOTAL | 63 | 24 |
(31)