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 37
(a) Verminous premises: | ||
Council properties | 25 | |
County Council properties | 1 | |
Private properties | 99 | |
Total | 125 | |
(b) Verminous rooms:* | ||
Council properties | 66 | |
County Council properties | 2 | |
Private properties | 217 | |
Total | 285 | |
*Some rooms are treated more than once. | ||
(c) Bedding materials | (i) disinfested | 17 |
(ii) disinfected | 10 | |
(d) Miscellaneous: | ||
Beetles | 9 | |
Ants | 2 |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
Table 38 Food premises: Defects remedied
Defects | Outstanding at 31.12.56 | Found during the year | Total | Remedied during year | Outstanding at 31.12.57 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 14 | 24 | 38 | 33 | 5 |
Wash hand basins not provided | 66 | 121 | 187 | 171 | 16 |
Inadequate refuse storage | 7 | 31 | 38 | 34 | 4 |
Insufficient sanitary accommodation | 1 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
Inadequate storage | 9 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 3 |
Defective walls and ceilings | 36 | 107 | 143 | 113 | 30 |
Dirty walls and ceilings | 98 | 251 | 349 | 323 | 26 |
Dirty hand towels | 1 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
Unsatisfactory conditions | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
Any other defects | 173 | 324 | 497 | 469 | 28 |
Totals | 410 | 950 | 1,360 | 1,225 | 135 |
Table 39 Food premises: Registration
Premises on register 31.12.56 | Applications received | Applications granted | Applications refused | Premises removed from register during 1957 | Total on register at 31.12.57 | Inspections made | ||
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1. Sale and storage of ice cream | 322 | 30 | 30 | – | 1 | 351 | 362 | 819 |
2. Manufacture of ice cream | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 61 | |
3. Manufacture of preserved foods | 125 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 130 | 264 | |
4. Fish curing | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 19 |