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DISPOSAL OF CONDEMNENT MEAT.
The 884 tons 1 cwt. of meat considered
unfit for human food has been disposed of.
The amount received under a contract was
£2,059 2s. 5d. in 1898 as against £2,392
3s. 6d. in 1897, £2,352 4s. 4d. in 1896,
and £1,572 7s. 6d. in 1895, against which
must be placed the expenses incurred by the
Corporation in the execution of their responsibility,
to wit: Salaries of Inspectors; chemicals for
disinfecting baths; cost of horses, vans and
haulage; rentals of condemned meat sheds;
repairs; a heavy daily outlay for porterage to
convey the condemned stock from the shops of
the salesmen to the sheds for disinfection before
removal to the factory of the contractor at West
Ham, and incidentals, &c.
The Inspectors, in conjunction with myself,
are responsible for the wholesomeness of the
supplies delivered at the Smithfield Markets,
and some idea of the magnitude of the task may