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Other Foods—
Fish 2,611¾ lbs.
Provisions, various 255¼ „
„ „ (canned) 1.231¾ „
Flour 375 „
„ (as dough) 14,700 „
Bread 105 „
Potatoes 448 „
Cakes 150 „
Dried Milk 112 „
Dried Fruit 94 „
Rolled Oats 68 „
Barley Flakes 27 „
Butter 39 „
Fat 26 „
20,242¾ lbs.
Slaughterhouses.—Owing to the enforcement of the Livestock
(Restriction and Slaughtering) Order, 1940, the two existing
slaughterhouses have not been used during the year.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924-1933.—These
regulations provide for the supervision of slaughterhouses, butchers'
shops, stalls, and the protection of meat against contamination
by dirt and flies, etc., in transport and handling.
Butchers' shops and stalls are under the constant supervision
of the Inspectors and proceedings are only instituted after disregard
of the Officer's warning. In no case was it found necessary
to caution Vendors during the year.
Structural and hygienic defects were remedied in 18 instances
mainly as a result of informal action.
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations.—The
Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich with a river frontage of five
miles, with more than 30 wharves and two of London's largest and
most modern cold stores receives a considerable percentage of
London's imported meat stored on behalf of the Ministry of Food.
In addition, considerable quantities of fresh fruit, tinned foods
and miscellaneous provisions are dealt with. Visits to wharves
and cold stores are made by the Food Inspectors and imported food
generally is carefully supervised.
Imported Food Rejected.—The following unsound or diseased
imported foods were surrendered, the meat being passed for
non-edible and refining purposes, and other unsound food, with
the exception of fruit pulp and juice, being processed for stock
feeding.