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In addition, bedding and mattresses were steam disinfected
for the following institutions:—
The Baltic Street School, The City of London Lying-in
Hospital, The Claremont Hall Creche, The House of Retreat
and Creche, The King's Cross Police Station, St. Barnabas
House, St. Luke's Hospital and St. Mark's Hospital.
Altogether 5,697 articles were disinfected in connection with
cases of infectious disease and phthisis-these were chiefly
mattresses, pillows, bolsters, sheets, blankets, quilts, cushions,
curtains, carpets, tablecloths and clothes.
Besides these, 11,384 articles of wearing apparel were disinfected
for a City firm at a price agreed upon, prior to exportation
to South Africa.
PROTECTION OF FOOD SUPPLY.
Each district inspector is responsible in his own district for the
inspection of foods, of restaurants, of restaurant kitchens, of
fried fish shops, of ice cream shops, and generally of all places
used for the preparation of food for human consumption.
The street markets are kept under close supervision, and are
continuously and specially inspected throughout the year on every
Saturday evening and Sunday morning. This latter duty is done
by every inspector in turn.
Each district inspector holds the certificate for meat inspection
granted by the Royal Sanitary Institute.
Inspector Billing is the specially appointed meat inspector for
the Borough, and pays special attention to the meat deliveries in
the wholesale market in Charterhouse Street, St. John's Street,
and Cow Cross Street, all adjacent to Smithfield Market.
Inspector Billing also systematically inspects butchers' shops,
food stuffs and shops for the preparation of food throughout the
whole Borough.
The following table is a summary of the diseased and unsound
meat and offal confiscated during the year ending 31st December,
1909:-