[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Hinckley U.D.C.

  • Hinckley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Hinckley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    43. Food and Drills Act, 1938 The following table shows the action taken regarding food premises. Ice- Cream premises Meat prepar- ing rooms Meat shops Fried fish and chipped potato premises Cafes, Food Stores, etc. Total Part A. Food and Drugs Act. No. of premises in- spected 53 30 38 25 149 295 No. of inspections 127 77 90 47 356 697 Structural defects 9 10 14 8 58 92 Cleansing of internal structure 2 1 1 8 10 43 74 Cleansing of utensils or fittings 6 12 8 8 32 66 Public Health Act nuisances 4 9 5 4 27 42 No. of contraventions found 14 35 35 30 160 274 Contraventions abated 3 21 20 10 66 120 Contraventions unabated 1 1 14 15 20 94 154 Contraventions abated from 1949 .. — 45 32 10 244 331 Part B. F'ood Code. Protection of food required 14 1 9 48 65 Washing facilities inadequate .. 6 18 21 8 50 103 Sanitary accommo- dation inadequate 1 9 16 19 Protective clothing required 1 17 18 Structural defects — 6 9 : — 4 17 Exhibition of food code required 9 i 3 21 27 Other defects .. 99 9 4 3 21 52 Deficiencies of code remedied 24 5 10 5 74 118 Deficiencies of code not remedied 19 24 21 11 108 183 Amongst other items the following work was done : Constant hot water heaters provided 58 Sinks or lavatory basins provided 13 Washing facilities provided (towels and nail brushes) 70 Tiling or impervious walls constructed 10 Protection of food in show-cases, etc. . . 29 The improvement of the conditions under which food is prepared, stored or handled has received constant attention throughout the year.