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Brentford and Chiswick 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The total number of premises registered for the sale of ice cream in accordance with Sec.16, Pood & Drugs Act, 1955, at the end of the year was as under:-
| Sale only | 145 |
| Manufacture and Sale | 2 |
| Storage only | 1 |
| Total | 148 |
The total number of premises registered in connection with the manufacture and/or preparation of preserved foods under Section 16 of the Pood & Drugs Act, 1955, at the end of the year was as under:-
| Sausage manufacture | 11 |
| Sausages and pickled meat | 26 |
| Cooking of ham and other meats | 2 |
| Total | 39 |
| 54 of these registered premises were visited during the year. | |
109 contraventions of the above -named Regulations were found and 102 remedied during 1960, Details of these contraventions are as follows:-
| Contravention | Found | Remedied |
|---|---|---|
| Articles/Equipment not kept clean | 8 | 7 |
| Articles/Equipment not in good order | 3 | 3 |
| Pood so placed as to involve risk of contamination | 3 | 2 |
| Pood placed within 18" of ground and not adequately protected | 3 | 3 |
| Personal cleanliness not observed | 2 | 2 |
| Water Closets not kept clean and in efficient order | 7 | 6 |
| Insufficient lighting and ventilation to water closets | 4 | 3 |
| Absence of Wash your hands' notices in water closets | 8 | 8 |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient wash-hand basins | 5 | 3 |
| Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over wash hand basins | 3 | 4 |
| Absence of soap, nail brushes clean towels, etc. near wash-hand basins | 7 | 6 |
| Absence of or inadequate first aid materials | 3 | 4 |
| Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn during working hours | 2 | 4 |
| Absence of soap, clean cloths etc, at sink | - | 1 |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient ventilation in food rooms | 1 | 2 |
| Walls, floors, ceilings etc, not kept clean | 13 | 11 |
| Walls, floors ceilings etc. not kept in good order | 14 | 11 |
| Covered receptacle for refuse not provided | 8 | 5 |
| Accumulations of refuse etc, | 5 | 5 |
| Specified foods not stored at prescribed temperature | - | 2 |
| Inadequate or defective drainage | 3 | 4 |
| Absence of proper storage of food | 1 | - |
| Animals on premises | 1 | 2 |
| Rat proofing required | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 109 | 102 |
| No prosecutions were undertaken for contravention of these Regulations. | ||
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