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Beddington and Wallington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955
Sausage manufacturers 25
Fish friers 6
Ice cream (sale only) 101
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
Inspections of food premises continued during 1963. The type of
premises visited and number of inspections are set out below:
Bakehouses 10
Bakers 15
Butchers 13
Catering Premises. . 10
Confectioners (sugar) 14
Fishmongers 8
Greengrocers 23
Grocers 73
Milk Shops 5
Registered Premises 27
Other Food Premises 29
As a result of these visits, shopkeepers were persuaded to carry out
the improvements listed on page 40. It was not necessary to institute
legal proceedings.
UNSOUND FOOD
Destroyed or released for animal feeding:—
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Cereals | 14 |
| Fish, | 190 |
| Flour | 34 |
| Flour Confectionery | 49 |
| Fruit | 8 |
| Fruit, canned | 22 |
| Meat and Offal | 153 |
| Meat, canned | 131 |
| Sugar | 6 |
| Vegetables, canned | 2 |
| Vegetables, frozen | 155 |
| Total | 764 |
COMPLAINTS OF UNSOUND OR ADULTERATED FOOD
Forty-seven complaints were received and investigated. In appropriate
cases, the circumstances were reported to the Health Committee.
SAMPLING.
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
City of London Laboratories, King's Head Yard, Borough High Street,
London, S.E.1, is Public Analyst for the Borough.
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