London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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food were granted, as were 13 applications for registration of premises for
the sale of ice-cream. One application for registration was refused as the
proposed sale of ice-cream was to be in close proximity to the part of the
premises where root vegetables were being stored and sold.
FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1960 TO 1966
Regular visits are made to premises selling foods to ensure that the Pood
Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, are being complied with. Contraventions
totalling 373 were found at 104 premises. Following an informal approach to
the occupiers of the premises concerned, it was necessary to institute legal
proceedings in 7 cases.
Analysis of premises found to be contravening the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960 to 1966:-
| Bakers | 4 |
| Butchers | 10 |
| Cafes and restaurants | 29 |
| Confectioners | 4 |
| Factory canteens | 1 |
| Fishmongers | 5 |
| Greengrocers | 8 |
| Grocery and provisions | 14 |
| Public houses | 29 |
| 104 |
| Regulation No. | No. |
|---|---|
| 5 Pood businesses not to be carried on in insanitary premises | 20 |
| 6 Cleanliness of equipment etc. | 47 |
| 8 Pood to be protected from risk of contamination | 22 |
| 9 Personal cleanliness | 5 |
| 14 Sanitary conveniences | 62 |
| 16 Wash-hand basins to be provided | 51 |
| 17 First aid materials to be provided | 17 |
| 19 Facilities for washing food and equipment | 30 |
| 20 Lighting of food rooms | 5 |
| 21 Ventilation of food rooms | 12 |
| 23 Cleanliness and repair, etc. of food rooms | 81 |
| 24 Accumulation of refuse, etc. | 19 |
| 25 Temperature at which certain foods are to be kept | 2 |
| 373 |
FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS AND DELIVERY VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 1966
The position in regard to street traders licensed to engage in the sale of food commodities at 31st December was as follows:-
| Place of Trading | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoxton Street | Ridley Road | Chats-worth Road | Well Street | Kings-land Road | Broadway | Other Sites | Total No. of stalls | |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 39 | 54 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 182 |
| Fish (Wet, Dry and Shell) | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| Poultry | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Meat and Poultry | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Grocery and Provisions | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 14 |
| Sweets and Ice cream | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 14 |
| Soft drinks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cakes and biscuits | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 13 |
| Refreshments (Coffee stalls) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Apple fritters | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Eggs | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 10 |
| West Indian Poods | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Totals | 60 | 91 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 43 | 20 | 291 |