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 Willesden]
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DISINFESTATION Table 42
(a) | |||
Council properties County Council properties Private properties | 15 2 102 | ||
Total | 119 | ||
(b) | |||
Council properties County Council properties Private properties | 43 2 193 | ||
Total | 238 | ||
*Some rooms are treated more than once. | |||
(c) | (i) disinfested | 20 | |
(ii) disinfected | 32 | ||
(d) | |||
Beetles | 4 | ||
Ants | 7 | ||
Cockroaches | 5 |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
Table 43
Food premises: Defects remedied
Defects | Outstanding at 31.12.55 | Found during the year | Total | Remedied during year | Outstanding at 31.12.56 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 1 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 14 |
Wash hand basins not provided | 10 | 228 | 238 | 172 | 66 |
Inadequate refuse storage | 6 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 7 |
Insufficient sanitary accommodation | 2 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 1 |
Inadequate storage | 1 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
Defective walls and ceilings | 13 | 118 | 131 | 95 | 36 |
Dirty walls and ceilings | 12 | 296 | 308 | 210 | 98 |
Dirty hand towels | 5 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 1 |
Unsatisfactory conditions | — | 36 | 36 | 31 | 5 |
Any other defects | 19 | 512 | 531 | 358 | 173 |
Totals | 69 | 1,347 | 1,416 | 1,006 | 410 |
Table 44 Food premises: Registration
Premises on register 31.12.55 | Applications received | Applications granted | Applications refused | Premises removed from register during 1956 | Total on register at 31.12.56 | Inspections made | ||
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1. Sale and storage of ice cream | 310 | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | 3221 | 333 | 781 |
2. Manufacture of ice cream | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 55 | |
3. Manufacture of preserved foods | 125 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 255 | |
4. Fish curing | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 27 |