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2. The Wharf Inspector shall visit the premises where the unsound food
is to be destroyed, and see that all goods that were surrendered have been
delivered.
3. The Borough Engineer will submit his accounts to the various
wharfingers, which will be at the same rate as they have been in the habit of
paying to the contractor, viz., 10s. per ton.
4. The Wharf Inspector, whenever possible, is to advise that the removal
and destruction shall be done by the Council's employees.
5. Whenever tinned goods are removed to the Contractor's premises, the
Wharf Inspector is to give information to the Medical Officer of Health, who will
arrange for one of the disinfectors to visit these premises, and see the goods
spiked.
6. The Wharf Inspector is to supply to the Medical Officer of Health the
accounts of charges made by the contractor, which will be forwarded to the
Borough Treasurer, prior to being submitted to the Public Health Committee
for payment.
7. The Wharfingers, in addition to the above, are to be asked to notify
the Medical Officer of Health, or the Wharf Inspector, when it is their intention
to have tinned food removed and destroyed by the Contractor, stating the
date and time of such proposed removal.
8. All other food stuffs are to be sprinkled with Carbolic powder, previous
to removal.
9. All small quantities of unsound food brought to the office are to be
deposited at the Disinfecting Station, and destroyed, if possible, at the Incinerator,
which is in connection with the Disinfecting Station.
The Contractor is also a soap boiler, and the fat extracted from the tinned
meat is of commercial value to him. He pays 10s. for all tinned beef and
mutton, as well as removing the goods free of charge. This is the reason that
all unsound food is not destroyed by us, which would undoubtedly be more
satisfactory.
The amount destroyed by the Contractor was about 83 tons.
The amount destroyed at the Incinerator was about 140 tons.
The amount destroyed at the Destructor was about 9 tons.