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in the neighbouring areas to either the general public or to medical practitioners. Accordingly,
with this object in view, I communicated with the medical officers of health of 98
local authorities which might be regarded as coming within the geographical orbit of the
Crematorium at Manor Park, suggesting that the local authority might see its way, through
their medical officer of health, to bring the uses of the Crematorium to the notice of doctors
practising in their area, and to such other persons as might be induced to consider its advantages.
I also suggested that a paragraph drawing attention to the sanitary and economic
conditions might be included in the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health. The
particularly attractive booklet, “The Garden of Rest,” which has been prepared by the
Burial Board, was also sent, and attention especially directed to the amenities associated
with the Crematorium, which are arranged on an ideal which has no regard to the question
of financial advantage to the Board.
I am pleased to say that this communication met with a very favourable reception,
and that more than one thousand copies of the booklet were distributed in consequence.
In many cases, too, the medical officers of health expressed their willingness to include in
their next annual report some reference to the advantages of cremation and to the facilities
afforded at Manor Park. There may be some significance in the fact that cremations this
year reached the figure of 192, as against 158 of last year, and are the highest yet recorded
at the Corporation Crematorium.
MEAT INSPECTION.

Beef.—The figures show a decrease of 12,354 tons on the previous year. 73 per cent.
of the beef was imported as chilled, being over 31,301 tons less than in 1932, and 27 per cent.
arrived in the frozen condition, being 17,530 tons more than the previous year. Argentina
shipped 68 per cent. of the total amount, Australia sent 10 per cent., New Zealand and