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The classification of the samples must be considered as
satisfactory, over 60% falling within Grade I, and the number
in Grades I and II together forming 89% of the total number of
samples. Grades I and II are considered to be quite satisfactory.
The sale of loose ice-cream in the open air has been
discouraged, it being felt that contamination was more likely
to -cake place when this type of ice-cream was sold. No exception
is, of course, taken to the serving of loose ice-cream inside
pranises, where facilities exist for the proper cleansing of
the necessary utensils.
It is found that most traders who sell ice-cream from
'mixed business' premises, prefer to market the ice-crean as a
wrapped commodity, rather than to have the trouble inherent in
the sale of ice-cream in cones, wafers, etc. The latter method
makes the provision of sterilising equipment necessary and also
the more frequent washing of the hands.
(e) Meat and Other Foods.
(i) There are no licensed slaughter-houses in the Borough.
The Ministry of Pood Meat Depot in Wood Street continued as the
distributing centre for meat sold in Kingston, Esher, Surbiton,
Wimbledon, Richmond, Maiden & Coombe, and Barnes. Daily visits
are made to the Meat Depot and routine inspections are carried
out. Once again the conditions under which meat is transported
remained a source of concern to the Local Authority during the
year. As is known, the Ministry of Pood does not accept direct
responsibility for the transport arrangements, the work being
contracted out to transport firms and there is a large measure
of variation in the suitability of the vans employed for the
purpose. It was understood that further protests about the
uncleanly condition in which meat is sometimes delivered to
the retailers were made by the London Retail Meat Traders'
Association. The Association requested that more adequate
protection by way of clean wrappings around the meat should be
provided until more suitable delivery vehicles are available.
(ii) Foodstuffs condemned as unfit. The following tabulated
statement shows the amounts of various foods which were condemned
during the year and the causes for condemnation. the list is
very much condensed so as to avoid unnecessary detail. The
total amount of offal condemned during the year was 1,563 lbs.