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Prosecutions
A firm of local bakers pleaded guilty to a summons relating
to the sale of a loaf of bread containing pieces of cotton cloth
The Court imposed a fine of £10 with £5.5.0d. costs.
A formal sample of hot milk purchased from a local cafe was
found to be adulterated with water. The proprietor of the cafe,
who pleaded guilty, was fined £10.10.0d. with 10s. 6d. costs.
One formal sample of Rum, obtained from a public house, contained
not less than 13 per cent of added water. The licencee
concerned, who pleaded guilty, was fined £15.0.0d. with £6.8.0d.
costs.

Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs
Meat condemned at the Public Abattoir, wholesale meat markets
or at shops is disposed of, after being dyed green, to firms of
repute for industrial use and some for animal feeding. The disposal
is supervised by the Meat Inspectors and those carcases or
parts not considered suitable for this type of disposal are destroyed
by incineration. The other condemned foodstuffs where not
suitable for industrial use are destroyed.
MEAT INSPECTION
It can be said, with the increase in the number of animals
slaughtered at the abattoir, that it continues to play no small
part in supplying Croydon and its environs with fresh meat. In
1958, 67,526 animals were slaughtered, and this rose to 88,479
animals during 1959, and whilst during 1960 the number of animals
slaughtered fell to 78,242 there was a 60% increase in
cattle slaughtered.