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Hackney 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Regulation 5 (Food business not to be carried on at unsanitary premises,
etc.)
Dirty condition of premises 62
Dirty condition of stall 1
Dirty condition of yard 1
Absence of dustbins 7
Regulation 6 (Cleanliness of equipment, etc.)
Dirty condition of articles 6
Dirty condition of apparatus 15
Dirty condition of utensils 7
Regulation 8 (Food to be protected from risk of contamination)
Failure to protect food from contamination 29
Food placed lower than 18" from the ground 1
Regulation 9 (Personal cleanliness)
Failure to observe cleanliness of clothing, etc. 3
Smoking whilst handling open food 22
Failure to keep cut or abrasion covered 1
Regulation 10 (Carrying of food and wrapping, etc. of open food)
Wrapping open food direct into newspaper 1
Regulation 14 (Sanitary conveniences)
Failure to keep sanitary conveniences clean 9
Sanitary conveniences so placed as to allow offensive odours to
penetrate into food room 1
Absence of proper lighting and ventilation to sanitary conveniences 5
Sanitary convenience communicating with room used for handling open
food 2
Failure to display notice "Now wash your hands" 22
Regulation 16 (Wash hand basins to be provided)
Failure to provide wash hand basins 50
Absence of hot and cold water 45
Absence of soap, detergents, nail brushes towels 27
Regulation 17 (First-aid materials to be provided)
No provision of first-aid equipment 34
Regulation 18 (Accommodation for clothing, etc )
No provision of accommodation for clothing 10
Regulation 19 (Facilities for washing food and equipment)
No provision of sinks for washing food and equipment 17
No provision of hot and cold water 21
No provision of soap, detergents 2
Regulation 20 (Lighting of food rooms)
Failure to maintain suitable and sufficient lighting to food room 1
Regulation 21 (Ventilation of food rooms)
Failure to maintain suitable and sufficient ventilation 4
Regulation 23 (Cleanliness and repair, etc.= of food rooms)
Failure to keep room in good state of repair 42
Regulation 24 (Accumulation of refuse, etc )
Failure to keep room free from accumulation of refuse 19
Regulation 25 (Temperature at which certain foods to be kept)
Failure to keep certain foods at appropriate temperatures 4
Regulation 26 (General requirements as to stalls)
Absence of name and address on stall 1