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The number of whole carcases condemned on account of disease or injury was
26 (19 pigs, 5 sheep, 2 cattle). In 1,152 instances partial condemnation was
necessary in respect of 882 pigs, 77 sheep, and 193 cattle. All shops and stalls
where meat is sold are regularly inspected, and, if any insanitary conditions are
discovered, measures are taken to secure their abatement.
Slaughterhouses.—There is no public slaughterhouse in the Borough. Slaughterhouses
are subject to annual licence from the London County Council and, in the
Table which follows, are shown those licensed at the end of the year. The licence
in respect of 168, Eltham High Street was not renewed:—

Inspection of Imported Meat.— As I explained in my Annual Report for 1929,
the Port of London Authority occasionally allow imported meat to be removed from
the Port of London without examination on the understanding that the meat shall
be taken to a wholesale depot and dealt with by the local authority. During the
year 650 carcases of sheep were examined and all were passed as fit for the food of
man, with the exception of 4, which were found to be affected with caseous
lymphadenitis.
Bakehouses.—There were at the end of the year 37 bakehouses in the Borough,
of which 22 were factory and 9 underground. The inspections numbered 102,
and 7 notices were served. The conditions on the whole were satisfactory.
Fried Fish Shops.—There were 63 premises on the Register. They were
inspected on 245 occasions, and 20 notices were served for breaches of the By-laws.
Ice Cream, etc., Premises.—The number of premises where Ice Cream was
sold during the year was 166, but in many instances the sale was intermittent.
272 inspections were made and 4 notices served. Ice Cream premises are registered
by the Council under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928.
Other Food Premises.—As a matter of routine a number of food premises*
including eating houses, coffee stalls, butchers shops and restaurants, are visited
each week by the Food Inspector, and immediate action is taken in regard to any
insanitary condition found. In addition, 1751 visits were made to shops and stalls
in the markets.