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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Twenty-two 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 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — |
Three samples of Ice lolly were submitted for bacteriological examination
and passed the tests applied to them.
CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF ICE CREAM
Two samples of ice cream were submitted for analysis. Both complied
with the standard.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Number of licensed slaughterhouses Nil
FOOD PREMISES
Total number of visits 474
FOOD PREMISES IN THE DISTRICT
Bakers 13
Butchers 25
Catering Establishments 84
Chemists 10
Confectioners (sweets) 44
Fishmongers (including friers) 10
Greengrocers 27
Grocers 67
Licensed Premises 11
Bakehouses 5
Food Factories 4
FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955
Sausage manufacturers 26
Fish friers 6
Jam manufacturers 1
Ice cream (sale only) 99
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