[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich].
- Woolwich (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
- Date:
- [1951?]
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![the inspection of cafes, restaurants, canteens and eating houses. The total number of inspections of food premises during the year was 3,218. In addition to canteens there are some 540 restaurants and eating houses in the Borough. In an endeavour to stimulate and encourage the food handler in his responsi bilities and keep him up to date with modern ideas, the Council has authorised a series of lectures—Hygiene for Food Handlers. Each series will comprise six lectures of one hour's duration. These lectures have been specially designed for and are restricted to professional food handlers. They are free of charge, and have been arranged during business hours in the confident hope that managements will co-operate and so encourage members of their staff to further their knowledge and regard their attendance as a matter of duty. The syllabus consists of Food Borne Infections and Food Poi soning; Hygiene of Food Premises; Cleansing Detergents and Sterilants; Rodent and Insect Pest Control; The Law for Food Premises and Food Handlers. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to candidates who complete the course. Food Bye-laws. Model food bye-laws prepared by the Ministry of Food in con junction with the Ministry of Health with the assistance of other Government Departments and associations representing Local Authorities and the food handling trades, were issued at the end of 1949. The bye-laws aim at securing the observation of sanitary and cleanly con ditions in premises in connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food for sale for human consumption and food exposed for sale in the open air. The model has been designed to apply generally to all branches of the food trade. In London, the County Council is the authority responsible for the making of food bye-laws and Metropolitan Boroughs the authorities for enforcing them. Bye-laws made by the County Council in 1936 are in existence in London, but the new model bye-laws are more comprehensive. The County Council have approved draft bye-laws in the terms of the model, with the addition of three clauses specifically applicable to London. To date, the County Council's new food bye-laws have not come into operation. The following is a summary of the registered food premises in the Borough at the end of 1950, together with the number of inspections carried out during the year :— Table No. 10. Description. Number in Borough on 31st December. Number of Inspections.[/$$$] Dairies 5 34 Distributors of Milk 103 330 Ice Cream Premises 284 461 Premises where Food is prepared other than above 222 586 Restaurants and Eating Houses 546 697 Shops and Markets — 1,077 Bakehouses 29 43 Itinerant Vendors — 226 Constant attention is given to the inspection of stalls in the markets. 26](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b19823721_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
