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2. Inspection of Food
(i) At the Slaughterhouse.
No animals were slaughtered here during the year.
(ii) At shops, stores and factories:
Large quantities of food of all varieties were inspected and
as a result the following weight of food was surrendered as unfit
for human consumption and unsound food certificates were issued
...... 20 tons 14 cwts. 3 qrs. 19¾1 lbs.
(iii) The method of disposal of condemned food.
All condemned animal products are sent to firms specialising
in the making of glues and other like commodities Such vegetable
waste as is suitable is converted into pig food under the Council's
Scheme.
(iv) Details of the few stocks or consignments of food specially
examined are included in the food condemned or surrendered, for
which unsound food certificates were issued.
Quantity examined and Condemed
TONS CWTS QRS.
Confectionery 1 9 -
88 complaints about food were received 58 of which were
justified, and a list of these is set out below.
•1. Cakes mouldy
2. Milk bottle dirty
3. Foreign matter on sweet wrappers
4. Cheese roll containing string
5. Apples unfit for consumption
6. Mineral Water contaminated
7. Corned beef containing skin and hair
* 8. Biscuit containing bristle
9 Brown sugar containing metal
10. Milk bottle dirty
11. Pigmentation in pork
12. Milk bottle dirty
*13, Sausage roll mouldy
14. Bread containing mouse excrement
15. Cake containing nail
16. Meat Pies mouldy
17. Bread containing string