[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke R.D.C.

  • Basingstoke (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AWAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF PtJBLIG HEALTH INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR 19^9 Mtc Chairmanj, Ladies aiad Geritlejnerij, I have pleasure ia presenting isy twenty-secoBd annual report concerning work carried out by your Pahlic Health Departmento FOOB PREMISES Inspections regarding food and food premises were as follows?- Nc» in District No® of Inspections General Provision Shops e®®®®®®®®®® 50 54 SIlO]pS oeooAeoooooooodoooetft 5 19 xn21S 0*21(3. Oflfi XsXOGHOOS o<»o(»ooooooo®<i> h2 51 IL©SfcQHrC*S-Ilbs ^ ^ ©fcCci ^ ®oo«©©o©® 7 36 S ©©eoooeooc>©©ooooooo©oo©o 2 8 Registered Ice Cream Premises o®®®® 64 112 Registered Sa.usage Manufacturers 4 15 Hospitals and. Old Peoples Homes e®# 4 17 Premises Licensed for aa.le of Milk® 20 41 3 CllOOlLS •do©ooeooooooooooooaoo©«©0© 20 18 03®U*iD3 0©©®0©0000«0000000000000000©0 11 12 229 423 Routine inspections oontiaue to premises where open food is handled® noted that the amount of cat©rang in fee made, with emphasis given to In this connection, it was again public houses continued to increase# Indeedj, .many now use one of the fears as a dining ro*:® during the day and there is a tendency for permanent dining facilities to fee provided® Difficulties connected w5-t.h the ijiadequacy of storage space in a shop recently constructed on a, new housing estate were noted during routine inspection and it is difficult to see how this problem can fee overcome® There is no control in the planning stage over the size of food premises and. there is no dir^ect infringe-ment of Food Hygiene Regulations® The Officsij, Shops and Railway Premises Act regulates the air space for employees onl-jj, and has no bearing on food hygiene® It has teeGine a universal praotice in recent years to provide flat or maisonette aecosmiodation on new housing estates for essential shops Segc ROOSTSg feutoherSp rewsagents and post offices and household supplies® It is readily apparent that the requirements for these shops in terms of space a,nd. layout are vastly different® Yet it is the usual practies to sonstruot lock up shops of a s.hape and size governed fey the design of the flats or ma.isonettes fexiilt above them® Thusy a butcher’s requiring shop spao% room for preparation and cold storages and grocer’s needing a large area for self servicsj, space for ware.housing and food pr-eparationj for the recaption @f bulky goods and the storage of re- turnable containers^ are off grad the same accommodation ©a a* f?hop wishing to sell new£p8,pers a,nd statioriery® invariably, food preparation and storage suffers and In, no tim©^ sma.ll tsheds and back additions are formed to asoommodats the overspill® Since the shops retired on estates are usually of the same type, developertS* az^shitects ought to design for individual require.ments®