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placed in Provisional Grade I, and this high bacteriological
grading is to be expected, as in the main, the product does
not contain media which are favourable to bacteriological
growth® There is, however, a tendency to incorporate ice
cream mixtures into certain types which are called cream or
milk lollies. For this reason there is need to maintain
similar supervision over the manufacture of these confections
as that required in connection with ice cream.
(g) Meat and Other FoodSe
(i) There are no licensed slaughter-houses in the
Borough. The Ministry of Food 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.
During the last 13 years there appears to have been
little improvement in the transport and handling of the
meat either to or from the Depot. In the main the vehicles
are structurally unsuitable for the work of transporting
carcases, and no provision is made in them for hanging the
meat clear of floors, over which the men must walk, in
order to unload. A measure of protection would be provided
if the meat were wrapped or covered with suitable clean
material.
(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 to avoid
unnecessary detail. The quantities involved are small in
comparison with the amount of food which is handled in the
town. The meat which is condemned each year by reason of
decomposition is to be deplored. Such condemnation usually
takes place during warm weather and it would appear that
even now facilities for cooling at slaughter houses and
abattoirs are far from adequate.