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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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ICE CREAM
Number of premises registered for the sale of ice cream 102
Number of manufacturers Nil
Number of inspections of premises 23
Seventeen 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 | ||
| Ice Cream | 17 | - | 1 | - | |
CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF ICE CREAM
Five samples of ice cream were submitted for analysis. They all
complied with the standard.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Number of licensed slaughterhouses Nil
FOOD PREMISES IN THE DISTRICT
Bakehouses 6
Bakers 10
Butchers 22
Catering Establishments 69
Chemists 8
Confectioners (sweets) 43
Fishmongers (including friers) 11
Greengrocers 27
Grocers 52
Licensed Premises 11
Food Factories 3
FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE
FOOD & DRUGS ACT. 1955
Sausage manufacturers 25
Fish Friers 7
Ice cream (sale only) 102
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