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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
Hackney 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Regulation 9 (Personal cleanliness)
Smoking whilst handling open food 7
Regulation 14 (Sanitary conveniences)
Failure to keep clean and in efficient order 6
Offensive odours therefrom penetrating into food room 1
Failure to provide sufficient light and ventilation 2
Failure to display notice "Now wash your hands" 3
Regulation 16 (Wash hand basins to be provided)
Not suitable or sufficient 8
Inadequate supply of hot water 4
Absence of soap, detergents, nail brushes, towels 3
Failure to keep clean 1
Regulation 17 (First aid materials to be provided)
Failure to provide first aid equipment 1
Regulation 18 (Accommodation for clothing, etc.)
Not suitable and sufficient 1
Regulation 19 (Facilities for washing food and equipment)
Failure to provide adequate supply of hot water to sink 3
Regulation 23 (Cleanliness and repair, etc. of food rooms)
Failure to keep room in good order, repair and condition 17
Regulation 24 (Accumulation of refuse, etc.)
Failure to keep room free from accumulation of refuse 14
Regulation 25 (Temperature at which certain foods are to be kept)
Failure to store food at a proper temperature 1
Regulation 27 (Covering of certain stalls and receptacles for waste)
Failure to cover and screen stall at the sides and back 7
Notices served under these regulations related to defects at 40 premises as follows
| Bakers | 5 |
| Butchers | 2 |
| Cafes and Restaurants | 14 |
| Greengrocers | 4 |
| Grocers and Provisions Merchants | 5 |
| Stalls | 10 |
Legal Proceedings under the Food Hygiene Regulations Legal proceedings were taken with the following results in respect of contraventions at two food premises'
| :s | ||||||
| £ | s | d. | £ | d. | ||
| Carrying on a food business in insanitary premises | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dirty walls, floor and ceiling in basement back room | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Dirty walls, floor and ceiling in basement front room | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |