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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| PART IV (Cont/d.) | Notices Served. | Complied |
|---|---|---|
| B/Fwd. | 81 | 44 |
| Repairs to Pood Rooms. | ||
| Floors cleansed etc. | 6 | 4 |
| Walls and ceiling cleansed etc. | 11 | 5 |
| Protection of Pood against Contamination. | ||
| Smoking | 8 | 8 |
| Spitting | 1 | 1 |
| Pood to "be kept 18" off ground | 24 | 23 |
| Covers provided for food | 8 | 8 |
| Uncleanliness. | ||
| Personal | 1 | 1 |
| Kitchens and equipment | 8 | 5 |
| Pood Stores | 3 | 3 |
| Preparation rooms and equipment | 3 | 2 |
| Delivery Vans | 1 | - |
| Refrigerators | 1 | 1 |
| Shops | 17 | 13 |
| Dining Rooms | 8 | 5 |
| Utensils. | ||
| Unclean | 5 | 3 |
| Others. | ||
| Dustbins provided or renewed | 3 | 2 |
| Yard cleansed, repaired | 13 | 9 |
| Accumulation removed | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 9 | 9 |
| PART V. | ||
| Lack of name and address hoard | 1 | 1 |
| PART VI. | ||
| Meat handling | 1 | 1 |
| Protection of meat in vans | 1 | 1 |
| Drainage unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 |
| 216 | 151 |
In accordance with the request of the Minister of Health the following is a tabulated statement of inspections made during the year to the various types of food premises.
| Food Premises | No, of Premises. | Visits. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 4 | 29 | |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 16 | 20 | |
| Butchers | 46 | 184 | |
| Greengrocers and Stalls | 52 | 812 | |
| Public Houses | 52 | 45 | |
| Fishmongers and Stalls | 21 | 77 | |
| Ice Cream premises | 138 | 68 | |
| Grocers and general provisions | 133 | 308 | |
| Restaurants and cafes | 92 | ||
| Kitchens and Canteens (Factory, | 123 | 457 | |
| School and Shop) | 31 | ||
| Public Houses (not included in the figure above but at which restaurant service is provided ) | 11 | 15 | |
| C/Fwd. | 596 | 2,015 | |