Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Regulation 18 (Accommodation for clothing, etc.)
Failure to provide cupboard or lodker for clothing not worn during
working hours l
Regulation 19 (Facilities for washing food and equipment)
Failure to provide suitable and sufficient sinks 9
Failure to keep sinks clean and in efficient order 3
Failure to provide adequate supply of hot water to sink 6
Regulation 21 (Ventilation of food rooms)
Failure to maintain suitable and sufficient ventilation 3
Regulation 23 (Cleanliness and repair, etc. of food rooms)
Failure to keep room clean 34
Failure to keep room in good state of repair 21
Regulation 24 (Accumulation of refuse, etc.)
Failure to keep food room free from accumulation of refuse 7
Regulation 29 (Transport of meat)
Meat in contact with floor of van 1
Failure to keep floot- of van in clean condition 1
Regulation 30 (Persons carrying meat to wear overalls, etc.)
Failure to provide clean and washable overalls and head cover 1
Notices served under these regulations related to defects at 72 premises
as follows:-
Bakers 11
Basement Bakehouses 7
Butchers 7
Cafes and Restaurants 14
Canteens 1
Confectioners 3
Fish Curers 1
Fish Fryers 3
Fishmongers 1
Food Storage Premises 2
Greengrocers 4
Grocers and Provision Merchants 9
Pickle Factory 1
Public Houses 4
Stalls 4
Legal Proceedings under the Food Hygiene Regulations
(i) Cafe | Fines | Costs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d | £ | s. | d | |
Failure to provide suitable and sufficient wash-hand basins. | Withdrawn without costs | |||||
(ii) Grocery | ||||||
Allowing refuse to accumulate in a food room. | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Carrying on a food business in insanitary conditions. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Failure to keep food rooms in good order, repair and condition. | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Failure to keep a sanitary convenience in a clean and fit order. | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Failure to maintain suitable and sufficient lighting in the sanitary convenience. | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
iii) Wholesale and Retail Grocery | ||||||
Failure to keep ih good order and repair food rooms. | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Allowing refuse to accumulate in food rooms, | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Carrying on a food business in insanitary conditions. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |