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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
Richmond upon Thames 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Throughout the year the Inspectors received requests from food traders to examine doubtful consignments of food and the following table lists the articles voluntarily surrendered and destroyed after such examination:
| Baby Food (tins) | 12 | Meat (fresh) (lbs.) | 2059 |
| Cream (tins or cartons) | 36 | Meat and Poultry (frozen) (pkts.) | 1064 |
| Cheese (lbs.) | 82 | Puddings (tins) | 252 |
| Cereals (pkts. or tins) | 72 | Pies | 219 |
| Cakes | 450 | Shell Fish | 46 |
| Fruits (lbs.) | 638 | Preserves (jars) | 25 |
| Fruit and Fruit Juices (tins) | 6088 | Poultry (lbs.) | 147 |
| Frozen Foods: Fish (pkts.) | 774 | Pickles, Sauces etc. (bots. & jars) | 56 |
| Fish (tins) | 705 | Pastry (pkts.) | 1600 |
| Fish Paste (tins) | 527 | Sweets (pkts.) | 4 |
| Fats (margarine/butter etc.) (pkts.) | 96 | Sausages (lbs.) | 18 |
| Ice Cream (cartons) | 96 | Soup (tins/pkts.) | 196 |
| Milk (tins/cartons) | 65 | Vegetables (lbs.) | 11 |
| Meat (tins) | 1208 | Vegetables (pkts.) | 2683 |
(2) Food Premises
The classification of food premises in the Borough by trade or principal business
is shown in the following table together with the visits made to each class of premises.
There are no poultry processing establishments in the Borough.
Every effort has been made to ensure the regular inspection of all food premises
and the general standard of hygiene has been maintained at a satisfactory level. Experience
has shown that catering premises find most difficulty in achieving acceptable
standards, partly because of staff changes and shortages and partly because the need
for basic routine cleaning is not always understood. Regular visits by the health
inspectorate help to dispel such elementary misconceptions.
| Type of Premises. | No. of Premises | No. of Premises which comply with Reg. 16* | No. of Premises to which Reg. 19 applies † | No. of Premises which comply with Reg. 19 | No. of Visits carried out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 133 |
| Butchers' Shops | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 544 |
| Confectioners (Flour) | 74 | 74 | - | — | 193 |
| Confectioners (Sugar) | 265 | 265 | —• | — | 275 |
| Dairies | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 94 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 89 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 456 |
| Grocers | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 1033 |
| Ice Cream Premises—Manufacture | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 228 |
| Ice Cream Premises—Sale and Storage | 539 | 539 | — | — | |
| Public Houses and Licensed Premises | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 322 |
| Restaurants, Cafes and Canteens | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 942 |
| 2212 | 2212 | 1334 | 1334 | 4335 |
* Regulation 16 deals with the provision of wash-hand basins for the use of all persons engaged
in the handling of food.
† Regulation 19 deals with the provision of facilities for washing food and equipment.
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