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the District was obtained by the vendors, prepacked, from large
scale manufacturers whose premises are situated outside the
District.
A total of 132 samples of ice cream was examined for
bacterial quality by submission to the methylene blue reduction
test, and placed in the following provisional grades
Grade I 126
Grade II 5
Grade III 1
Grade IV —
Grade I and II samples can be considered satisfactory; only
about a fifth of the samples taken from any dealer should be of
Grade III quality, and none of Grade IV.
As judged by these standards the general position can be
considered very satisfactory.
MEAT.
There are no slaughtering facilities in the District, apart
from those at Cane Hill Hospital, which did not function during
1956, and at Netherne Hospital where the carcases and offals of
the 6 cattle and 4 calves killed were inspected for disease with negative
results. Animals slaughtered at these hospitals are solely for
the consumption of the inmates.
One slaughterman's licence was issued under the Slaughter
of Animals Act, 1933, for the purpose of slaughtering at a Public
Institution in the District.
There are 31 butchers' shops in the District, all registered for
the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved meat under the provisions of Section 16 of
the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
Retailers now obtain supplies of fresh and imported meat from
the Croydon Abattoir and Meat Market and the Smithfield Market,
and in addition small quantities of fresh meat direct from Scotland.
Frequent inspections of meat shops are carried out, and during
the year 91 visits were made for this purpose.
UNSOUND FOOD.