London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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visibly clean but bacteriologically satisfactory. The value of
chemical sterilising agents in cleansing procedures is slowly becoming
appreciated.
The public are becoming more conscious of the need for cleanliness
in the handling of food and this gives encouragement to those tradsrs
whose standards are high.
During the year the Pood Hygiene (Market Stalls and Delivery
Vehicles) Regulations, 1966 were made and come into operation on the
1st January, 1967. These Regulations should result in improved
standards of food handling by persons operating from other than fixed
^remises„
The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the infringements to which attention was drawn.
| Defects Requiring Notices | |
|---|---|
| Sanitary Conveniences. | |
| Lack of "Wash your Hands" Notices | 43 |
| Fittings defective and dirty | 9 |
| Lighting inadequate | 13 |
| Walls and ceilings defective and dirty | 49 |
| Floors defective and dirty | 2 |
| Ventilation and/or ventilated lobby required | 24 |
| Dampness | 4 |
| Sinks and Draining Boards. | |
| Lacking or defective | 10 |
| Not clean | 3 |
| Washing Facilities for Staff | |
| Absence of, defective, inadequate hand basins | 35 |
| " " hot water | 33 |
| " " cold water | 5 |
| Lack of towels, soap and nailbrushes | 51 |
| C/Fwd. | 281 |