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

  • Hampstead (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1952]
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    16 (ii) The provision of a water supply from the rising main, readily accessible to the stallholders, at 15 additional points. (iii) Improved provisions for the storage of refuse. (iv) Improved conditions at foodstalls, particularly in methods of storage; preparation and handling of foods; the use of sterilants in washing-up water and the provision of drinking straws and waxed cups. I have, once more, to express my gratitude to Dr. Betty Hobbs, Principal of the Food Hygiene Section of the Central Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale, for the excellent and unfailing co-opera tion and assistance consistently rendered to the Department by the Laboratory, particularly in connection with fairground catering hygiene problems. In addition, much time and attention has been devoted to the vexed question of the temporary sanitary accommodation which has to be provided for the large crowds attending the Hampstead Heath fairs. Contraventions of Section 13 Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (Precautions against Contamination of Food). Thirty-four summonses were served in respect of dirty conditions at a Restaurant. The proprietor of the restaurant was fined a total of £100 and £21 9s. costs were awarded to the Council. The manageress of the restaurant was also fined £59 with 4s. costs. FOOD SAMPLING. (a) Bacteriological examination of foodstuffs. This service has again been undertaken by the Government's Central Public Health Laboratory free of charge to the Council. They have examined 113 samples as follows:- [####]Nature of Sample. No. of Samples. Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory.[/####] Water 17 17 - Pork Luncheon Meat 6 6 - Mulligatawny Soup 1 1 - Wash-up waters from ice-cream servers, etc. 35 35 - Cockles 14 13 1 Whelks 11 10 1 Jellied Eels 8 8 - Shrimps 1 1 - Winkles 1 1 - Prawns 1 1 - Tinned Ham 4 4 - Tinned Gammon Ham 1 1 - Tinned Luncheon Meat 2 2 - Salmon and Cucumber Roll 1 1 - Gelatine 1 1 - Cornflour 1 1 - Toffee Apple 1 1 - Orangeade 1 1 - Ice Lollies 2 2 - Smoked Saithe 3 3 - Tinned Fish 1 1 - Total 113 111 2