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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Table 39 Food premises: Defects remedied
| Defects | Outstanding at 31.12.59 | Found during the year | Total | Remedied during year | Outstanding at 31.12.60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Inadequate washing facilities | 4 | 58 | 62 | 26 | 36 |
| Inadequate refuse storage | 6 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 18 |
| Unsatisfactory or insufficient sanitary accommodation | 8 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 13 |
| Inadequate storage accommodation | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Defective walls, ceilings or floors | 27 | 108 | 135 | 95 | 40 |
| Dirty walls, ceilings or floors | 36 | 266 | 302 | 268 | 34 |
| Inadequate first aid materials | 1 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
| Unsatisfactory conditions | — | 28 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| Any other defects | 30 | 148 | 178 | 137 | 41 |
| Totals | 118 | 734 | 852 | 650 | 202 |
Table 40 Food premises: Registration
| Premises on register 31.12.59 | Applications received | Applications granted | Applications refused | Premises removed from register during 1960 | Total on register at 31.12.60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sale and storage of ice cream | 340 | 31 | 31 | - | 54 | 317 | 324 |
| 2. Manufacture of ice cream | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | |
| 3. Manufacture of preserved food | 137 | 6 | 6 | - | 15 | 128 | |
| 4. Fish curing | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Table 41
Food unit for human consumption
| Bread, flour, cereals, etc. | 80 lbs. | ||
| Bacon | 207 lbs. | Preserves | 38½ lbs. |
| Cooked | 13½ lbs. | Cheese | 237 lbs. |
| Tinned | 2,002¼ lbs. | Tinned milk | 404 tins |
| Raw | 1,020¼ lbs. | Butter and fats | 32½ lbs. |
| Tinned | 283 tins | Dried fruit | 54 lbs. |
| Raw | 23 lbs. | Dried vegetables | 27½ lbs. |
| Fish paste | 28 jars | ||
| Frankfurter sausages | 27 tins | ||
| Frozen | 86 lbs. | Frozen food (miscellaneous) | 44 lbs. |
| Grapefruit juice | 2 tins | ||
| Jelly | 19 pkts. | ||
| Tinned | 877 tins | Milk powder | 280 lbs. |
| Raw | 4,634 lbs. | Minerals | 812 bottles |
| Salad cream | 56 jars | ||
| Salt | 3 lbs. | ||
| Tinned | 2,712 tins | Sauce | 12 bottles |
| Raw | 47 3/4lbs. | Shelled nuts | 2½ lbs. |