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Tottenham 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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17.
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 26 summonses
(f) Smoking in food premises; fined £2 with £1.1.0. costs„
(g) Smoking in food premises; fined £1 with £1.1 .0. costs.
(h) Smoking in food premises; fined £3 with £1 .1 .0. costs.
(i) Smoking in food premises; fined £2 with £2,2.0. costs.
(j) Smoking in food premises; fined £2 with £2.2,0. costs.
(k) Smoking in food premises; fined £2 with £2.2.0. costs.
(l) Smoking in food premises; fined £5 with £5.5.0, costs.
(m) Smoking in food premises; fined £1 on each of 2 summonses
and £1.1,0, costs, ,
(n) Smoking in food premises; fined £3 on each of 2 summonses
and £2,2,0, costs.
(o) Smoking in food premises; fined £5 with £1 .1 .0, costs.
(p) Smoking whilst handling food; fined £2 with £1 .1 .0. costs,
(q) Insanitary premises and no locker accommodation; fined
£10 on 1st count and £2 on second count. Costs of £5.5.0,
awarded in respect of these and other summonses.
(r) Food business not "being carried on at sanitary premises;
fined £2 on each of 7 summonses with £5.5.0. costs.
(s) Food business not being carried on at sanitary premises;
fined £3 on each of 1+ summonses with £1 .1 ,0, costs on each
offence.
Milk and Dairies Regulations
During the year 7 applications for registration as milk distributors
were dealt with. No applications were received in respect of dairies. Of
the 7 new registrations, 4 were for new premises and the other 3 were in
respect of change of proprietorship of previously registered premises.
The number of premises and distributors registered at 31 st December,
1964 was as follows
No. of distributors 170
No. of dairies 8
Slaughterhouses
There are two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough, and one
knackers yard,. One slaughterhouse is used mainly for the slaughter of
horses; the other is restricted to smaller animals as it has no stunning
pen.
Slaughtermen
There were eleven licensed slaughternen.
Meat Inspection Regulations
100% post-mortem examinations of all animals slaughtered in Tottenham
was continued in 1964 by operating a rota-system of inspection by the Public
Health Inspectors at the slaughterhouses.