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Of the 340,956 tons of meat delivered at
Smithfield Market, 0'r26, or about £ per cent.,
was seized, condemned and destroyed, as unfit
for human food.
The amount received from the contractor
amounted to £1,129 at the rate of 2|d. per
stone of 8 lbs.
The treatment adopted of rendering this
large quantity of meat totally unfit for any
other than commercial purposes, consists of
its immersion for some hours in the chemical
bath I invented twenty years ago, by which,
after the meat has been well slashed by the
Inspectors, it is deodorised, disinfected, and
destroyed for any kind of use as food for men
or animals. The operation is conducted in
specially contrived sheds.
Chemical Bath for Destruction of Bad Meat.
Chloride of Sodium 2 cwt.
Chloride of Calcium ½cwt.
Sulphate of Iron 1 cwt.
Piéric Acid 4 lbs.
Water 300 gallons.