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for the prevention of danger to public health, the meat and other material
must have been processed, boiled or sterilised, and the seller of raw
condemned meat and other material shall before delivery notify the
Medical Officer of Health of the district to which the meat is being consigned
of the names and addresses of the consignees.
Fat Stock Guarantee Scheme. The Council agreed to their
meat inspectors carrying out certification duties in respect of private
treaty sale of pigs by dead weight. Under this arrangement the Ministry
pay sixpence per pig subject to the minimum of 3s. for each certificate,
this sum being payable only on pigs eligible for guarantee payments.
(C) OTHER FOODS
Condemned Food
Before the war retailers of foodstuffs would either return unsaleable
commodities to their suppliers or make private arrangements for the
goods to be collected and disposed of, where pcissible, for animal feeding.

*The figures relating to meat do not include 5,166 lbs. found unfit
during the inspection of carcases in slaughterhouses.
The method of disposal of unsound food varies with the nature of
the food and the circumstances giving rise to its surrender or condemnation.
Meat surrendered as a result of contamination during transit or
because of bruising was disposed of by burning in the destructor of the
Corporation of Wembley. Other food stuffs after collection by a
member of the staff of the Public Health Department were rendered
unsaleable and disposed of either by burning or by burying on a controlled
tip.
Complaints
42 complaints about foreign matter being found in food were recived.
14 related to bread, six to cakes, four to tinned foodstuffs, and