  New data on proton and pion production in p+C interactions from the CERN PS
and SPS accelerators are used in conjunction with other available data sets to
perform a comprehensive survey of backward hadronic cross sections. This survey
covers the complete backward hemisphere in the range of lab angles from 10 to
180 degrees, from 0.2 to 1.4 GeV/c in lab momentum and from 1 to 400 GeV/c in
projectile momentum. Using the constraints of continuity and smoothness of the
angular, momentum and energy dependences a consistent description of the
inclusive cross sections is established which allows the control of the
internal consistency of the nineteen available data sets.
