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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Regulation No. | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Food businesses not to be carried on in insanitary premises | 10 |
| 6 | Cleanliness of equipment etc. | 68 |
| 8 | Food to be protected from risk of contamination | 24 |
| 9 | Personal cleanliness | 18 |
| 14 | Sanitary conveniences | 94 |
| 16 | Wash-hand basins to be provided | 106 |
| 17 | First aid materials to be provided | 41 |
| 18 | Accommodation for clothing etc. | 10 |
| 19 | Facilities for washing food and equipment | 68 |
| 20 | Lighting of food rooms | 6 |
| 21 | Ventilation of food rooms | 11 |
| 22 | Food room not to be, or communicate with, a sleeping place | 1 |
| 23 | Cleanliness and repair, etc. of food rooms | 122 |
| 24 | Accumulation of refuse, etc. | 35 |
| 25 | Temperature at which certain foods are to be kept | 7 |
| 621 |
FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS AND DELI VERY 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 | Chatsworth Road | Well Street | Broadway | Other sites | Total No. of | |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 36 | 51 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 175 |
| Fish (Wet, Dry and Shell) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| Poultry | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Meat and Poultry | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| Grocery and Provisions | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | - | 14 |
| Sweets and Ice-cream | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 |
| Cakes and biscuits | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 |
| Refreshments (Coffee stalls) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Eggs | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 |
| West Indian Foods | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Totals | 56 | 82 | 47 | 25 | 41 | 21 | 272 |
FOOD COMPLAINTS
Taking into consideration the vast quantity and variety of food that is
now available, the number of food complaints received at the office from members
of the public represents a negligible percentage. Nevertheless they do reveal a
certain significance, the human element is still the most important factor with
which to reckon in spite of automation and mechanisation.
The cause of a complaint in the majority of cases, when investigated, indicated
that the food was not unfit for human consumption but was not of the
nature required due to the presence of foreign bodies associated with carelessness
on the part of someone along the production line.