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Twickenham 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table 18.

Food and Drugs Act, 1955

Public Health Act, 1936, Section 89

INSANITARY CONDITIONS IN FOOD PREMISES

Number of premises found with insanitary conditions243
Number of premises remedied246
Insanitary conditions found in premises aboveNumber of defectsNumber of defects remedied
Equipment not kept in good order101114
Food so placed as to involve risk of contamination5053
Food placed within eighteen inches of the ground and not adequately protected33
Absence of personal cleanliness21
Insufficient ventilation to w C.7248
Absence of "Wash your Hands-' notices to W C s5278
Absence of suitable and sufficient wash-hand-basins8080
Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over wash hand basins88102
Absence of soap nail brushes, clean towels etc near wash-hand basins3949
Absence of first aid materials96104
Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn during working hours4757
Absence of suitable and sufficient sinks for the washing of food and equipment2341
Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over sinks1838
Absence of soap, clean cloths etc. at sinks33
Absence of suitable and sufficient lighting in food room188
Absence of suitable and sufficient ventilation in food room12
Walls, etc. not kept clean286218
Walls, etc. not kept in good order6490
Accumulation of refuse, etc45
Miscellaneous11195
Total11581189

SCHOOLS

Number of defects
Equipment not kept in good order7
Insufficient ventilation to W.C.4
Absence of suitable and sufficient wash-hand basins2
Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over wash-hand-basins3
Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn during working hours1
Absence of suitable and sufficient sinks for the washing of food and equipment4
Absence of suitable and sufficient lighting in food room1
Absence bf suitable and sufficient ventilation in food room3
Walls, etc. , not kept clean6
Walls, etc., not kept in good order9
Accumulation of refuse, etc.-
Miscellaneous6
Total46