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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beddington and Wallington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 14 OF THE FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938
| Sausage manufacturers | 26 |
| Fish friers | 7 |
| Jam manufacturers | 1 |
| Ice cream (sale only) | 79 |
| Ice cream (manufacture and sale) | 3 |
| INSPECTIONS OF REGISTERED FOOD PREMISES | |
| Ice cream (manufacture and sale) | 177 |
| Fish friers | 27 |
| Sausage manufacturers | 100 |
| Jam manufacturers | 4 |
| CONTRAVENTIONS | |
| As a result of the inspections the under-mentioned conditions were discovered and remedied by informal action. | |
| Dirty or defective surfaces | 22 |
| Dirty utensils | 5 |
| Unsatisfactory washing accommodation | 8 |
| Food not adequately protected | 5 |
| Unsatisfactory refuse storage | 2 |
| Unsatisfactory ventilation | 1 |
| Sale of ice cream from unregistered premises | 1 |
UNSOUND FOOD
Destroyed or released for animal feeding:—
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Bacon | 4 |
| Biscuits | 7 |
| Cereals | 8 |
| Cheese | 1 |
| Egg Noodles | 41 |
| Fish | 294 |
| Fish, canned | 7 |
| Fruit, canned | 630 |
| Fruit juice, canned | 3 |
| Jam and marmalade | 73 |
| Meat | 960 |
| Meat, canned | 332 |
| Milk, condensed | 23 |
| Milk, evaporated | 60 |
| Paste, Tomato | 50 |
| Pickles and sauces | 3 |
| Puddings.. | 1 |
| Sausages | 56 |
| Soup, canned | 9 |
| Suet, beef | 10 |
| Vegetables, canned | 108 |
| Total | 2,680 |