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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Registration of Premises
Ice Cream
The total number of premises registered for the sale of ice cream in accordance
with Sec. 16, Food & Drugs Act, 1955, at the end of the year was as under: -
Sale only 145
Manufacture and Sale 2
Storage only 1
Total 148
Preserved Foods
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 5
Sausages and pickled meat 13
Cooking of ham and other meats 5
Total 23
27 visits were paid during the year to premises registered under this
section.
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955
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155 contraventions of the above-named Regulations were found and 125 remedied during 1961. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-
| Contravention | Found | Remedied |
|---|---|---|
| Articles/Equipment not kept clean | 6 | 3 |
| Articles/Equipment not in good order | 7 | 3 |
| Food so placed as to involve risk of contamination | 6 | 6 |
| Food placed within 18"of ground and not adequately protected | 10 | 10 |
| Personal cleanliness not observed | 5 | 3 |
| Water Closets not kept clean and in efficient order | 11 | 11 |
| Insufficient lighting and ventilation to water closets | 5 | 4 |
| Absence of "Wash you hands" notices in water closets | 3 | 4 |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient wash-hand basins | 5 | 5 |
| Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over wash-hand basins | 9 | 6 |
| Absence of soap, nail brushes, clean towels, etc. near wash hand basins | 4 | 3 |
| Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn during working hours | 3 | 2 |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient sinks for the washing of food and equipment | 1 | _ |
| Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over sink | 2 | 2 |
| Absence of soap, clean cloths etc. at sink | 1 | 1 |