[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough.

  • Prestwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS 1955/56 Particular emphasis has been laid on compliance with the Food sne Regulations, and the attention of shopkeepers drawn to various items which required attention. These items are listed hereunder s- Items which required attention Number Wash hand basins 44 Food rooms requiring cleaning 12 Food rooms requiring redecoration 15 Rooms not suitable for storage of food 7 Structural defects in food rooms 6 Defective w,c, compartments and urinals 7 Washing facilities, e.g, sink required 7 Accommodation for clothing 9 First aid outfits required 10 defective equipment 2 Defective floors 2 Screens required to ice-cream conservers 12 Defective drainage system 1 There are 23 hawkers of food registered by the local authority and frequent inspections have been made of their vehicles to ascer¬ tain that the required standards were being maintained. Legislation under No,regd, No, of which registration at effected 31,12,56 Type of business ) Sale of ice-cream. Sweets and/or tobacconists Cafes etc. Grocery & provisions) Confectioners ) Greengrocers ) Sweets and/or ) tobacconists ) Grocery & provisions) Confectioners ) Cafes etc, ) -do* Food & Drugs Act, 1938 10 Preparation or manufacture of preserved foods,etc, Butchers Lancashire County Council(Rivers Board & General Powers) Act, 1.938 Butchers ) _ , „ _ Grocery & provisions) Food & Act, 1938 Sale and manufacture of ice-cream. Cafes & snack bars Lancashire County Council(Rivers Board & General Powers) Act, 1938 4 2 24 3 20 1 1 12 7 1 1 inspections of regd, premises during year 159 -18-
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