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Any other course, in my opinion, would have been exceedingly dangerous,
and amply illustrates the necessity for some power whereby unsound goods,
though in transit, may be detained for examination at the port of entry.
The Public Health regulations as to Food Act, 1907, will probably enable
such a case to be dealt with efficiently in the future.
The importation of meat from the Colonies and other foreign countries
shows a large increase during the year 1907, and it is interesting to note that
there is a large and growing proportion of the meat landed at the Port of
London which is distributed either direct from the ship or store without
passing through the Smithfield Market to many depôts which have been
opened in the South of England, and this emphasises the importance of
inspection either on the vessel or during the discharge of same.
For the following particulars I am indebted to the Review of the Frozen
Meat Trade, 1907, issued by Messrs. W. Weddel and Co.