[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes Borough.

  • Devizes (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FOOD HY&IEI^ RE&ULiTIONS, 1955 Aided by the Food Hygiene Reg^^lations much attention has been devoted, vifith satisfactory results, to the task of promoting a clean and safe food service to the general public. Improvements have been varied, but mainly consisted of: clean premises, better furxiiture, equipment and v/ashing facilities; handling of food with care, particularly at the rear of the premises; also the provision of glass screens and covers on shop counters to protect food against contamination by breath and droplets from the mouth. The majority of traders have responded acrjaira-bly. Hovi/ever, continuous vigilance by regular visits to food premises will alv^ays be necessary and is the only way to make unprogressive tradeis realize their legal and moral responsibilities in the interest of public health. Food is handled by different traders with widely varying degrees of care. It is no use having good premises if food is handled carelessly. A welcome improvement in this direction could be achieved if more traders would use tongs and scoops when serving food to the customers. Customers who notice anything objectionable could help by complaining to the management or reporting the incident to the Heclth Department. One-hundred and seventy visits were mode to food premises w^hich included shops, school kitchens, wrorks* canteens, bakehouses, butchers' premises, restaurant kitchens, wet and fried fish shops and public houses. In addition to many verbal remainders, seven Statutory Notices were served and thirty-two informal letters sent requiring occupiers to remedy the follow/ing: - Beer Cellars Dirty Defective Walls Defecuive Floors Defective Ceilings . Premises In a dirty condition Untidy State of disrepair . Dirty refrigerators Poor equipment Improper storage of refuse 6 6 6 4 8 7 16 3 9 12 -12-