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Under the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, the Borough Council
took over from the County Council in 1933 the control of offensive trades.
From that year, the Borough Council has dealt with applications for orders
to establish anew offensive trades, among which are included Kosher poultry
slaughterhouses, and is empowered by Section 141 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936, to impose such conditions as is thought fit when making
establishment orders. An establishment order made by the Borough Council
authorises the carrying on of the business for a specified period, whereas
those orders made by the London County Council prior to 1933 were made
"in perpetuity".
As mentioned in last year's Report, steps were taken by the Council to
promote legislation to secure more effective control of those poultry
slaughterhouses established in the Borough prior to 1st April, 1933 (after
which date the establishment anew of such businesses became subject to conditions
laid down by the Council). An appropriate clause was incorporated
by the London County Council in the General Powers Bill, 1956, but a Member
of the House of Commons, acting in the interests of the Board of Deputies
of British Jews and the Board for the Affairs of Shechita, indicated his
intention to oppose the clause on the Third Reading of the Bill. Having
regard to various important matters in the Bill, the London County Council
desired its speedy passage, and in consideration of a verbal undertaking
given on behalf of the Board of Shechita that they would not permit the
slaughter of poultry in their slaughterhouses to commence before 7 a.m.,
and would endeavour to ensure that the delivery of poultry would not occur
before 6 a.m., the County Council withdrew the clause from the Bill without
prejudice to the right to promote similar legislation in the future. Subsequently,
an undertaking regarding the aforementioned points was given by
all the occupiers of slaughterhouses established unconditionally by the
London County Council prior to 1933.

There were 32 notifications of infectious disease relating to Outworkers
premises.
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