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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Forty samples of ice cream were procured and submitted for bacteriological examination. The results are set out in the following table:—
| Type | No. of Samples | Methylene Blue Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | ||
| Ice cream | 40 | 40 | — | — | — |
CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF ICE CREAM
Three samples of ice cream were submitted for analysis. All complied
with the standard.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Number of licensed slaughterhouses Nil
FOOD PREMISES
Total number of visits 677
FOOD PREMISES IN THE DISTRICT
Bakers 15
Butchers 24
Catering Establishments 84
Chemists 11
Confectioners (sweets) 40
Fishmongers (including friers) 10
Greengrocers 27
Grocers 60
Licensed Premises 11
Bakehouses 6
Food Factories 3
FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955
Sausage manufacturers 27
Fish friers 6
Jam manufacturers 1
Ice cream (sale only) 98
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