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FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955
During the year as a result of the 3,480 visits made to food premises a number of
useful improvements were carried out and many contraventions of the Food Hygiene Regulations
were brought to the notice of the occupiers, 52 notices being served ahd 25 letters sent under
the Regulations in respect of such contraventions. The following tables gives a summary of
the items requiring attention.
Insanitary Premises 2
Lack of Cleanliness of Equipment 30
Food Insufficiently Protected from Contamination 14
Defective Drainage Systems and Guttering 3
Insufficient or Defective Sanitary Conveniences 28
Inadequate Water Supply 2
Wash-basins required 8
Hot Water to be Supplied 19
Soap, towels and nail brush required l6
First Aid Materials Required 15
Inadequate Facilities for Washing Food and Equipment 4
Inadequate Lighting of Food Rooms 4
Lack Of Cleanliness of Food Rooms 49
Lack of Ventilation to Food Rooms 7
Accumulation of Refuse and Inadequate Bins 20
Food not kept at Right Temperature 6
No Name and Address on Stall
Inadequate Screening of Stall
Hot and Cold Water Required on Stall -
No Accommodation for Clothing 7
Repairs to Walls, Floors,etc.Required 15
No Smoking Notices not displayed 5
Animals in Food Rooms 3
Notices re Hand Washing not displayed in W.C. 14
Yard Paving Requiring Repair 3
In addition to these items, three warning letters were sent to persons seen smoking
in food rooms and there was one successful prosecution, referred to on a previous page, for
smoking in a bakehouse.
HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS SHOPS
Four applications for registration under the West Ham Corporation Act, 1937* Section
49, were received during the year, bringing the total of premises on the Council's list to
116.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933
Twelve new applications were reoeived during the year for the entry of names on the
Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons scheduled on Part II of the Poisons List.
148 names are entered on the current list.
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