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MATERNITY OUTFITS.- Sterilized, maternity outfits were
supplied to expectant mothers during 1942, as follows.
39 free of charge )
23 at a charge of l/- ) costing £25. 14. 0.
19 " " " " 2/-
2 " " a " 3/- ) (1941) £20. 10. 8.
30 at cost price )
Total 113 (1941, 87)
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP POOD.
MILK SUPPLY.- No registration of retailers or producers
has had to be refused'under the provisions of the Milk
and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922 (Milk and Dairies Order,
1926).
One additional retailer was registered during
the year.
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936,
29 Dealers' Licences, 21 Supplementary Licences, and
1 Pasteuriser's Licence were granted.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.- Butchers' shops are visited
frequently and the "bakehouses, fish, fruit and grocers'
shops are kept under observation.
Since the commencement of the war, there has been
little or no slaughtering of animals for human
consumption at the 4 private slaughterhouses in the
Borough which have continued to be licenced for this
purpose.
The premises at Winchmore Hill which were taken over
as a distributing depot of the London Meat Market,
continue to be extensively used, and are visited almost
daily.
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