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Meat and Other Foods,
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough but there is a large
wholesale meat depot in Kingston,, The retail shops receive their
meat from Smithfield and from the local wholesale depots,, Some home
killed meat comes from the modern abattoir at Guildford.
Foodstuffs Condemned as unfit.
The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and
destroyeds:-
lbs .
Canned Goods
Cream 4
Fish and Fish Paste 76
Fruit 2,608
Jam 113
Meat and Meat Products 956
Milk 80
Soup 107
Vegetables 182
Others 389
Butter 60
Fish 98
Frozen Foods 58
Fruit (Fresh ) 705
" (Dried) 123
Meat (including poultry) 13,200
Nuts 406
Rice 321
Vegetables 220
Eggs (number) . 100
Other 36
Food Hygiene.
There are 1,504 food premises in the Borough and whilst the
standard of hygiene has been maintained at a reasonably satisfactory
level, it is a subject which calls for constant attention by the
Public Health Inspectors.
The need to educate and remind food handlers of the necessity
to exercise scrupulous cleanliness with regard to their hands,
clothing and equipment remains unremitting, not only do surfaces
and equipment coming into contact with foodstuff require to be