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Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs.
The Meat was condemned at either the Public Abattoir, 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.
Phis is carried out at the Public Abattoir, and the Government
Meat Depot from which all meat supplied to Croydon is
distributed. Butcher's shops are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors
to observe the condition of meat at time of sale.
The Public Abattoir was taken over by the Ministry of Food
in November, 1946, for the slaughtering of livestock, and during
the year 1948 the following animals were slaughtered there and
inspected by the Corporation's Meat Inspectors:—
Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Goats. Pigs. Total.
8,769 1,060 13,198 418 388 23,833
The result of these inspections was as follows:—

All Diseases except Tuberculosis.
Total weight in lbs. of Carcases and parts of Carcases condemned 56,805
Tuberculosis Only.
Total weight in lbs. of Carcases and parts of Carcases condemned 110,553
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