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Beddington and Wallington 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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FOOD ANALYSES
Number of samples analysed by Public Analyst 106
Number of samples reported against 8
The following table gives details of the samples obtained within this district during the year:
| Articles | No. Examined | Adulterated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total | Formal. | Informal. | Total | |||
| Almonds. Ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bacon | —- | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cake mixture | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, Flour | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, , Sugar | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cooking fat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drinks, Soft | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fish cakes | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ , canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flour, Self-raising | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fruit, bottled | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | —— | — | — |
| „ , dried | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, , Glace (Cherries) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| , salad | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ginger. Preserved | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice cream | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jam | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Margarine | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marzipan | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat products | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milk | 31 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, , condensed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peas, canned | 1 | —- | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pickle | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pudding, Christmas | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rice, Flaked | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ , Ground | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages & sausage meat | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soup, canned | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, , preparation | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suet, Shredded | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar, icing | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomatoes, canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 73 | 32 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — |
FACTORIES
Number of factories on register (including bakehouses) 142
Number of inspections 274
Number of defects discovered and remedied 13
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