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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 1954
[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) 84
Ice cream (manufacture and sale) 3
INSPECTIONS OF REGISTERED FOOD PREMISES
Ice cream (manufacture and sale) 154
Fish friers 13
Sausage manufacturers 76
Jam manufacturers 4
UNSOUND FOOD
Destroyed or released for animal feeding:—
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Beverages | 1 |
| Biscuits | 3 |
| Cake Mixture | 1 |
| Cheese | 5 |
| Cream | 2 |
| Fish, canned | 7 |
| Fruit, canned | 243 |
| Golden syrup | 25 |
| Jam | 23 |
| Jelly | 1 |
| Marmalade | 13 |
| Meat | 636 |
| Meat, canned | 518 |
| Milk, condensed | 4 |
| Milk, evaporated | 18 |
| Paste | 1 |
| Pickles and sauces | 3 |
| Soup | 5 |
| Spaghetti | 1 |
| Vegetables, canned | 28 |
| Total | 1,536 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938
On 1st April, 1940, the Corporation became the Food and Drugs
Authority for the Borough, and took over the duties under the Act from
the Surrey County Council.
Dr. H. Amphlett Williams, Ph.D.(Lond.), A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C., of
1 Southwark Street, London, S.E.I, is Public Analyst for the Borough.
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