The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16


: But few persons know it is against
regulations to use newspapers on inc
shelves where prepared food or clean
dishes are kept because of the danger
of transmitting germs through the me-
dunn of the paper" said Mr.. Carney
t'Newspapers, as well as wrapping paper.
which is also included in the law, are
GENERALLY passed from hand to hand be-
fore being received in the kitchen or pam
try Germs Are thus accumulated, ana
IL the food lis placed on the paper the
germs are fconveyed to the food we
find many persons who violate this law
without intending to do SO through IL
norance of the law, and we warn them
about it.
TENT RESTAURANTS
Another odd law is that restaurant
NAV not be operated In tent, for the
reason that 1t cannot be screened prop
erly The statutes provide that every
food-serving establishment shall be Ell
fectiyely screened against flies at all
times. Mosquitoes are provided for in
the hotel regulations, winch say ina
proper protection must be PROVIDED
against such insects at all times.
1--WE frequently find cases where per-
sons are sleeping in hotel or restaurant
kitchens. This is strictly againstNhe law,
and if continued, will subject the place
to closure Employees who serge in the
preparation of food are not allowed to
wear their street clothing unless COW
cred with clean aprons or other garments.
The employer is requested 10 proVlae
suitable locker space for the street cloth-
ing of the workers, but these lockers
shall not be located in the kitchen.
DOMESTIC WORK
eIt is against the regulations to do any
domestic work, such as laundering, in the
kitchen of any public eatfng place. No
family washing or ironing can be done
in these places.
"a regulation that We find violated
frequently is that of lettering around the
kitchen by outsiders This is no place
for the cooks to entertain their friends
and no lettering is permitted at any
time. Fl
"Dishes. cutlery. ailver and glasses
nust he washed and sscalded after each
use and kept under cover until used
again. Used and UNUSED glasses are to
be kept separate. M
THE keynote of The hotel regulations
ia individual service The guest rooms
must he provided with fresh. bed linen
.soapu and towels for each transient
Everything that haS been used by pre-
vious guest must liz removed. And that
reminds me that Ii certain hotel keeper
in a small town in the southeastern
part of the stats wrote in answer to
query we sent ont: i have eight prl-
Yates baths, andan a footnote stated by
private baths. mean we have private
wash bowl andHspitcher in each room.
Her intentions were honest, anyway.
WASH ROOM REGULATIONS
1.-THE washroofhs of hotels and res
taurants must BE provided with hquid
soap and a fresh towel for each persons
Even individual drinking cups are ref
CURED The use of common towel ~
common drinking cup is not permitted An
any hotel, restaurant, railway car, ran
way station# or similarly frequented
places. III
lone of the most important reguiataens
calls for fire escapes on all hotels OF
three stories in height or over. Alhis
also applies to schools, stores ,offlce
buildings on manufacturing buildings.
"TIotel keepers who fail to provide Sc
cure locks or bolts on the doors pf ire
rooms are subject to fine.
"These are only few of the feguia-
tions provided by the state legislature
for the protection of the public, -put they
are important for the public heslth, ana
it is our intention to see that They are
strictly observed"