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Tea, 83 lbs. Vinegar, 72 bottles
Sugar, 5 cwts. 101 lbs. Pickles and Sauces,
Coffee Essence, 97 bottles 220 bottles
Coffee, 30 lbs. Fruit, 64 lbs.
Eggs, 25 Dried Fruit, 233 lbs.
Dried Egg, 127 packets Vegetables, 9 cwts.
Dried Milk, 102 lbs. Cereals, 22 cwts. 92 lbs.
Jam and Marmalade, Rolled Oats, .1 cwt. 99 lbs.
1,327 lbs. Curry Powder, 40 lbs.
Confectionery, 108 lbs. Custard and Blanc Mange,
Lemonade, 21 bottles 15 lbs.
Salt, 49 packets Gelatine, 20 lbs.
Mustard, 62 lbs. Semolina, 20 lbs.
Bisto, 18 packets Calves Foot Jelly, 28 lbs.
Beetox, 23 bottles Tinned Foods, 36 tins
Meat Inspection. Practically the whole of the home killed
meat is prepared in central abattoirs, but pig clubs established
for the war period are allowed to slaughter on their premises
if found suitable.
Several of the pig clubs in the surrounding districts take
advantage of this arrangement and use the registered
slaughter-house attached to the Trafalgar Pig Club at 129
High Street, Merton.
Carcases Inspected. Cattle Cows Calves Sheep Pigs
Number killed — — — — 334
Number inspected — — — — 334
Number found fit for
human consumption — — — — 331
One medium and two small carcases were destroyed as
unfit for food, the weight being 167 lbs.
Milk Supply. At 31st December, 1944, only one cowkeeper
remained on the register, providing accommodation for about
50 cows. Practically all the milk supplied to the district is
derived from the South Eastern Counties and arrives either
by rail or road; 78 inspections were made to cowsheds, dairies
and milkshops during 1944. Eighteen samples of milk were
submitted for bacteriological examination during the year.
One sample of pasteurised milk was reported unsatisfactory,
the total bacteria count exceeding the prescribed standard.
Thirty licences were granted to dealers under the Milk
(Special Designations) Order, 1936, and were in force at 31st
December, 1944.
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