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apparel. Besides these, 268,632 articles of partly worn wearing
apparel (511 separate charges of the disinfecting apparatus) were
disinfected for exporting firms at the price agreed upon, prior to
exportation to South Africa and other foreign parts.
The conversion in 1922 of the disinfecting apparatus from the
direct-fired type to a separately steamed apparatus, with upright
boiler, has proved to be very satisfactory.
The Ford ton chassis, fitted with two interchangeable bodies
for the conveyances of articles before and after disinfection, has
continued to be of great advantage in the speedy handling of
clothing and bedding.
FOOD INSPECTION.
Certification of Meat Food Products:—The Medical Officer
of Health, with the consent of the Council, was designated the
certifying officer by the Local Government Board for certification
of meat food products for export to Canada, to the Untied States
of America, to Australia, to the West Indies, and to the Philippine
Islands. 421 certificates were issued in 1925.
Meat and Food Inspection:—In March, 1924, the Borough
Council appointed Mr. T. Penman as a special meat inspector to
inspect systematically butchers' shops, food stuffs, shops for food
preparation and cold stores throughout the whole district. In
addition, he pays special attention to the meat deliveries in the
wholesale market in Charterhouse Street, St. John Street and
Cowcross Street, all adjacent to Smithfield Market.
All the unsound, diseased and decomposed meat is removed
under agreement by Messrs. C. & B. Webb, fat melters, 155, Bow
Road, London, E.