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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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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
190 visits were paid during the year to premises registered under this
section.
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955
277 contraventions of the above-named Regulations were found and 168 remedied during 1962. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-
| Contravention | Found | Remedied |
|---|---|---|
| Articles/Equipment not kept clean | 18 | 7 |
| Articles/Equipment not in good order | 17 | 12 |
| Food so placed as to involve risk of contamination | 3 | 4 |
| Absence of or inadequate first aid materials | 6 | |
| Personal cleanliness not observed | 2 | 2 |
| Water Closets not kept clean and in efficient order | 25 | 17 |
| Insufficient lighting and ventilation to water closets | 13 | 10 |
| Absence of "Wash your hands" notices in water closets | 1 | - |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient wash hand basins | 13 | 4 |
| Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over wash hand basins | 20 | 7 |
| Absence of soap, nail brushes, clean towels, etc, near wash-hand basins | 10 | 4 |
| Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn during working hours | 6 | 3 |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient sinks for the washing of food and equipment | 2 | - |
| Absence of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature over sink | 4 | 3 |
| Absence of soap, clean cloths etc. at sink | 1 | 1 |
| Absence of suitable and sufficient ventilation in food rooms | 4 | 3 |
| Walls, floors, ceilings etc not kept clean | 38 | 19 |
| Walls, floors, ceilings etc, not kept in good order | 17 | 13 |
| Covered receptacle for refuse not provided | 10 | 9 |
| Accumulations of refuse etc. | 11 | 4 |
| Specified foods not stored at prescribed temperature | 3 | 2 |
| Inadequate or defective drainage | 12 | 12 |
| Absence of proper storage of food | 5 | 2 |
| Animals on premises | 2 | 2 |
| Rat proofing required | 27 | 25 |
| Defective structure | 7 | 3 |
| Totals | 277 | 168 |
No prosecutions were undertaken for contravention of these Regulations
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