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Croydon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Summary of meat and other articles of food found to be unfit and condemend by Inspector during the year:-
| Articles | Weight in lbs. |
|---|---|
| Carcase Meat | 24,591 |
| Offal | 2,815 |
| Sundry Foodstuffs | 13,681 |
| Canned, Bottled and Packet Foods | 29,612 |
| 70,699 |
Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs
Meat condemned at wholesale meat markets or at shops, and other
condemned foodstuffs, are destroyed by incineration.
MEAT INSPECTION
District inspectors examine home killed and imported carcase meat
and offal at the 11 wholesale meat depots in the Borough. Meat exposed
for sale is inspected in butchers' shops.
The Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957
The uraer provides that, in general, all waste foods must be boiled
before feeding to animals to minimise the spread of animal diseases,
Licences to operate boiling plants and equipment are issued after inspection
of the premises and plants.
MILK SUPPLY
During the year 62 inspections were made of dairies and premises from
which milk is sold.
The following licences have been granted during the year to dealers distributing milk from premises in Croydon.
| Licences to use the designation "Pasteurised"- | |
| 35 | |
| Licences to use the designation "Sterilised" - | |
| 10 | |
| Licences to use the designation "Untreated" — | |
| - | |
| Licences to use the Designation "Ultra Heat Treated" — | |
| 7 | |
Frequent inspections of these licenced premises are carried out during
the year to see that the conditions of the licences are observed.