[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough].

  • Hampstead (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1952]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    14 in the Country have adopted them as a basis, the Metropolitan Boroughs are still awaiting the issue of the new By-laws by the London County Council. These should materially assist your Inspectors in obtaining improvements in standards of food hygiene. The following visits were paid to food premises by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:- No. of inspections. Bakehouses 116 Butchers 315 Confectioners 194 Dairies and Milk Shops 158 Fishmongers 216 Fried Fish Shops 210 Greengrocers and Fruiterers 200 Grocers and Provision Shops 276 Hotels and Licensed Premises 85 Ice-cream Premises 200 Restaurants and Canteens 585 Other Food Premises 171 Other Inspections (Stalls, etc.) 302 3,028 A short summary of the improvements achieved is set out in the following table:- [####]Description of work. Shops other than Food premises. Hotels, Restaur ants, catering establishments, etc. Public Houses. Milk shops. Other food premises. Ice-cream premises. Bakehouses. Workplaces. Total[/####] Lavatory basins, with hot and cold water provided for personal hygiene 2 4 2 — 7 4 4 1 24 Sterilant used for washing-up — 13 3 — 1 - — - 17 Clean towels provided 2 3 1 — 5 2 4 - 17 Separate sinks provided for pre paration of food, washing-up - 7 - - - 4 - - 11 Premises re-decorated 2 23 3 1 18 2 7 - 56 Hot water provided over bar sinks - 1 1 - - - - - 2 Other works of repair/improvement 12 29 11 10 18 21 11 - 112 Drains cleansed — 1 — — 2 — 1 - 4 W.C's provided 1 1 — — — 1 3 1 7 W.C's repaired 2 1 — — 3 — — - 6 W.C's cleansed 1 3 — — 5 1 — - 10 W.C's lighted and ventilated 1 1 1 — 4 — — - 7 W.C's supplied with water 1 - - - 1 - - 1 3 Soil pipes ventilated/repaired - 1 - - 2 - - - 3 Soil pipes, new provided — - 1 — - — 2 - 3 Waste pipes, new provided 2 1 — — — 1 4 — 8 Yards and areas paved, drained, repaired 1 1 - - 2 - 1 - 5 Dustbins provided — 7 — — 6 — — - 13 Accumulations of filth removed 4 6 — — 3 — — - 13 Roofs repaired — 1 - — — 1 2 - 4