[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon].

  • Hendon (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1954?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION E: INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Food and Food Premises. 1,937 Inspections were made of premises where food intended for sale for human consumption is prepared} stored or sold. Particular attention has been paid to the implemen tation of the Clean Food Bye-laws in respect of the proper, screening of foodstuffs to prevent contamination. It was not found necessary to take legal proceedings to enforce compliance although in two cases it was nec essary to serve formal notice of infringements of the Bye-laws. During the period under review legal proceedings were taken in two cases in connection with unsound food and infringements under Section 13 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Convictions were obtained in both cases and the defendants fined. Attention has also been given to Hawkers of Food, particularly in connection with their vehicles and stor age premises which are required to be registered with the Local Authority under the Middlesex County Council Act 1950. No clean food campaign was instituted during the year, it being considered that better results could be obtained by the sanitary inspectors concentrating their efforts on the inspection of food premises and meeting food traders and food handlers at their actual place of work. During the year a talk on the Food and Drugs Act was given by one of the sanitary inspectors to a class of students taking a course in catering. Action taken in connection with Food Stores and Food Shops. 107 notices were served on occupiers of shops and stores for infringements of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, where proper precautions were not being taken against contamination of food. At the end of the year 105 notices had been complied with. 48