[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Condiments Flavourings Cheese Kippers Pork Bibs 8^ lbs. & 20 pkls 214 pkts. 32 lbs. 129 lbs. 43 sets Food Shops. A start was made during the year on the listing and routine visiting of aU shops where food is sold. Sec. 13 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, and the Model Bye Laws apply to thesq premises. Owing to staff difficulties it was not possible to complete the primary inspection of all shops but the following summary shows what w^as accomplished. Number of shops visited Number of inspections made The following contraventions of Sec. 13 were remedied Structural repairs Protection of food from contamination ... Painting and cleansing Provision of suitable ventilation ... Bemoval of refuse Provision of wash basins ... Provision of hot and cold water supply ... Provision of soap and/or towels ... 378 742 66 12 15 5 2 14 70 25 Shops Act, 1950. In addition to the work set out above 538 visits were made to 188 shops under the provision of Sec. 38 of the Shops Act, 1950, which deals with the health and comfort of shop workers. Defects remedied were: — Provision of suitable sanitary accommodation ... 3 Provision of suitable washing facilities ... ... 5 Provision of facilities for taking of meals ... ... 2 Provision of means of maintaining suitable temperature 2 Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. The department is responsible for the issue of licences to persons, other than registered pharmacists, who sell byD’etail those poisons set out in Part II of the Poisons List. 203 visits were paid by inspectors during the year. The number of licences issued was: — New licences issued during the year ... ... ... 61 Numbei< of licences renewed during the year! ... ... 177