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Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs.
The Meat was condemned at the Ministry of Food Depot
or at shops supplied therefrom and was disposed of by the
Ministry.
A fair proportion of the other foods condemned was dealt
with by firms who specialise in converting such into manures,
animal feeding stuffs, Oils, etc.
MEAT INSPECTION.
This is carried Out at the Government Meat Depot from
which all meat supplied to Croydon is distributed. One Inspector
spends the major portion of his time here. Butcher's shops
are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors to observe the condition of
meat at time of sale.
The Public Abattoir has been made available for the slaughter
of casualties and those animals licensed by the Ministry of Food
to be slaughtered locally. During 1945 the following animals
have been slaughtered at the Abattoir and inspected there:—
Goats. Pigs. Total.
15 153 168
The result of these inspections was as follows:—