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The above, apart from the Meat, include:—
Fish: Mackerel, Cod, Pilchards, etc.
Fruit and Vegetables : Potatoes, Dates, Prunes, etc.
Canned, bottled and packeted good: 38,344 cans,
2,987 bottles, packets, etc.
Other goods: Rabbits, Flour, Cereals, Sugar, etc.
Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs.
The Meat was condemned at 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.
This is carried out at the Government Meat Depot from
which all meat supplied to Croydon is distributed. One Inspector
spends the major portion of his time here. Butcher's shops
are visited by the District Sanitary Inspectors to observe the
condition of the meat at time of sale.
The Public Abattoir has been closed now for some years,
but in order to provide facilities for the slaughter of casualties
and those animals licensed by the Ministry of Food to be
slaughtered locally, a Private Slaughterhouse has been made
available. During 1944 the following animals have been
slaughtered at this private slaughterhouse and inspected there:—
Goats.
56
Pigs.
175
Total.
231