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(c) Meat and Other Foods.—The Government meat distributing depot
was under constant supervision during the year, and a total of 282 inspections
were made. The total quantity of meat, including offal, condemned
as unfit for human consumption amounted to two tons, fourteen hundredweights,
forty-two pounds.
Food examined upon other premises and surrendered as unfit for human
consumption included the following:—
122 tins, etc., mixed Meat products.
3 cwt. 41bs. Bacon and Ham.
8 crates Rabbits, Poultry, etc.
190 tins, etc., mixed Fish products.
16 stones 8 lbs. Cod Fillets. 1
1 box (5 stones) Rock Eel.
1 box Kippers.
281 tins mixed Milk products.
611 ¾lbs. Cheese.
138 tins mixed Vegetable products.
41 tins, etc. mixed Fruit products.
50 tins and jars mixed Jams.
13 tins Soup.
5 lbs. Tea.
25 lbs. Dried Fruit.
2 cwt. Sausage Rusk.
129 packets, etc. miscellaneous Groceries.
1 cwt. 2 lbs. Oranges.
As a result of War Damage, the following foodstuffs were condemned
and disposed of as unfit for human consumption:—
Cereals, etc. 119 packets; 6 cwts. 85 lbs. loose.
Dried Fruit 76 lbs.
Sugar 2 cwts. 49 lbs.
Tea 28 lbs.
Margarine and Fats 79 lbs.
Preserves, Meat, Milk, etc. 203 tins.
Vegetables 5 tins.
Miscellaneous Groceries 1,178 packets; lcwt. 39 lbs. loose.
Registration of Food Premises.—No additional certificates were granted
under Section 34 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the purpose
carrying on the business of a wholesale dealer in margarine.
Bakehouses.—There are fourteen bakehouses in the district; two of
these are underground bakehouses. Thirty-nine inspections were made
and the provisions of the Bakehouse Regulations were observed
satisfactorily.