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This subject is referred to as shewing that,
although the staff of Inspectors was increased
in 1896 from three to six, their
supervision of so much material would be
impossible of accomplishment if they had
not the co-operation of the salesmen.
There will, of course, be exceptions cropping
up from time to time, but, generally speaking,
there is very little friction with the trade in the
conduct of this important duty. During the
year the plan has been adopted of giving with
each weekly return submitted to the Sanitary
Committee the percentage of instances in
which the attention of the Inspector has been
called to the article in doubt by the salesman,
and apparently with a good result, for whereas
at one time the proportion of calls was 18
per cent., it had risen in the month of
December to over 40 per cent.
From experiments conducted recently by an
exceptionally well-qualified expert we learn that
the critical inspection of every carcase, which
some authorities consider necessary, and is in